Silver Plated Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Paulownia Wood Beautifully carved with jali doors

Beautifully carved with jali doors protecting the deity

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

and even sewing bits

A similar original example can be found at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Silver Plated Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Paulownia Wood Beautifully carved with jali doorsThis 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