~ 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Fluorite Figure of Guanyin ~
A 19th century Chinese carved fluorite figure of Guanyin, from the Qing dynasty.
GUANYIN is the Bodhisattva of compassion and is one of the most central divinities in Buddhism. Bodhisattva is a person who is on the path to nirvana but delays doing so due to compassion for suffering beings. In the Buddhist Religion the Bodhisattva will eventually become a Buddha.
The fluorite figure sits on a carved hardwood stand.
~ Condition ~
The condition of the fluorite is very good with only natural stress cracks formed when the rock was taken from its natural surroundings in the Earth.
