Lacquered wood sculpture of Guanyin from the Ming Dynasty, estimate €60,000-80,000 at Tessier Sarrou & Associés. (Image © Tessier Sarrou & Associés/Drouot.) Image © Tessier Sarrou & Associés/Drouot
It will include this large 3ft 5in (1m) high lacquered wood sculpture of Guanyin from the Ming Dynasty seated in padmasana dressed in a monastic robe and with the right hand raised in a karana mudra, a gesture to repel evil spirits.
The sculpture has undergone carbon testing to confirm its dating and has an estimate of €60,000-80,000.
