Chinese Monastery Stamp or Seal Depicting Quan Yin

Tall panel of engraved reddish brown, standing on a black stand.

This soapstone monastery stamp or seal depicting Quan Yin is from China, and dates to the early 20th century. Quan Yin is the Chinese form of the bodhisattva of compassion known in India as Avalokiteshvara, and she is widely venerated in Chinese Buddhism and folk religion. Narrow upright plaque incised with a standing robed figure holding a small object, with a halo behind the head and a base of lotus-like petals. The surface is mottled red-brown, mounted on a thin black display stand.

All the detail anyone could want, in a very narrow space.