• Dimension: H: 33 5/8 in (85.4 cm) W: 16 1/8 in (41 cm)
• Estimate From: $80000
• Estimate To: $120000

The bronze cast Guanyin is cast seated in dhyanasana on a detachable lotus base with hands in abhaya mudra. Shown wearing long and loose robe, her chest is bejewelled with elaborate beaded necklace. Her face is shown with a benevolent expression, flanked by pendulous earlobes with earrings and wearing a high tiara enclosing a small figure of Buddha. The separate bronze pedestal stand is cast with rows of lotus petals raised on column rises from an hexagonal base. The back incised with inscription reading Ming hong zhi ding si nian zao tai jian yao ju shi (respectfully made during the 10th year of Ming dynasty Hongzhi reign by servant Yao Ju). Ming Dynasty period.

此銅觀音菩薩端莊靜美，和顏悅色展露慈悲，額寬頤豐，目光下斂，俯視芸芸眾生。頭上寶冠正中有坐姿化佛。觀音結全跏趺坐，左手結禪定印，右手結說法印，軀體飽滿健碩，上身著漢式雙領通肩大衣，胸前飾瓔珞，下身著高束腰長裙，衣邊鏨刻精細卷草花紋，背刻‘"大明弘治丁巳年造，太監姚舉施‘"十三字銘文。蓮花座為兩層仰蓮瓣台座，復雜而精美。其工藝細膩，胎體厚重敦實，顯得莊嚴高貴，比例均潤，包漿古潤，實為明代銅佛造像中之難得精品。