Silver Plated Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Paulownia Wood This jar has been decorated

This jar has been decorated with the 'double happiness' symbol on a beautifully detailed floral background

Before firing it is decorated with leaves and fish

19th Century

An early 20thC rosewood & brass chillum from Rajasthan - used by sadhus (holy men) for smoking hashish & cannabis

Silver Plated Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Paulownia Wood This jar has been decoratedThis Guanyin sitting above a lotus plant in what is known as the "lotus position." Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion and equivalent to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Although originally recorded as living on Mount Potalaka, Guanyin is a prominent figure throughout East Asia. Each culture has an adopted home of Guanyin with pilgrimages in China, Japan, Tibet and Nepal. From China UK Delivery Charge except Highlands & Islands