An exquisitely carved Kannon with superb artistry in every detail. Although the statue has some age, the chisel cuts are still visible as the work of a consummate artist; one who is able to portray not only the prescribed qualities and attributes of the divine Goddess of Compassion, but who is able through the depth of his understanding to communicate a sense of solemn reverence and a quality of divinity in the impression of arrested movement and equipoise with which this work is imbued. From the magnificently carved chignon and crown, the delicate hands in perfect mudra, to the flowing scarves that descend to the base and the thin, separately modeled petals of the lotus throne, this is an exceptional carving, full of subtlety, authentic spirit and artistic power.