KUAN YIN STATUE C/1 Ankh Black and furry

Black and furry

8" x W:5"x H:11

L: 6" x W: 5" x H: 14"

1905) is the inspiration for this copper and enamel metalwork votive

first Roman Catholic Indigenous Saint from Americas

KUAN YIN STATUE C/1 Ankh Black and furryKuan Yin is known in the East as the Bodhisattva of compassion. She is the celestial one who "hears the sounds of the world" and rescues people endangered or floundering in perilous situations. The serene countenance stands on a double lotus base with the robes flowing naturally over her long, slender body. She holds a vase containing the divine nectar of life that is pouring out with her left hand, represents the relieving of suffering. The beautiful