Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Wood Guanyin Statue Newest Treasures! Osun is a revered deity

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Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Wood Guanyin Statue Newest Treasures! Osun is a revered deityTraveling Man Treasures is selling this vintage hand carved wood statue of Guanyin, revered in East Asian Buddhism as the Bodhisattva of Compassion and Mercy. The piece likely dates to the 1970s with minor cracking and appropriate age related wear (as shown in the photos). This specific form depicts Guanyin cradling a small child or infant in her arms. She wears traditional flowing robes with elegant drapery, a serene and meditative facial expression,