Early Qing dynasty Embroidered in satin stitch with silk floss to portray Guanyin beneath a celestial canopy strung with fluttering knotted ribbons, seated in lalitasana on a recumbent mythical beast, the right hand held in karanamudra, the left hand resting on a stack of sutras, the face with a solemn expression given a three-dimensional effect by the batting-filled nose, the attendants Longnu and Shancai standing to the left and right respectively, Longnu holding the darkness-dispeling pearl and Shancai with hands clasped in anjalimudra, all the figures depicted on a terrace between a lotus pond and a balustrade, Guanyin's vase bearing stalks of willow and the filial parrot each resting on the top of one balustrade post on either side of the central figure, some details outline with metal foil-wrapped threads, mounted with pale blue silk borders with reinforced backing. 36 1/2 x 16 5/8in (92.7 x 42.2cm)