Chinese Carved White Jade Quan Yin Figure on Silver Incised Wood Base

Pale green jade, a flowing robe and a very good silver base.

Chinese carvers made this white jade figure of Quan Yin, mounted on an incised wooden base. Quan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion in Chinese Buddhist tradition and is commonly shown in long, flowing robes. The jade is a translucent, milky green-white with finely cut drapery and ribbons that trail behind the figure. She holds a small object in one hand, with a tiny attendant at her feet. The base is dark wood, scrolled at the edge and inlaid with a silvery key-fret pattern and floral band.

About 4 inches tall. Small, calm and expensive-looking, which is rarely a coincidence.