Sitting on a pedestal, this almost life-sized statue of Guanyin is made of painted wood with remains of gilding. The skin tones are beige with somewhat darker brown areas.  Guanyin has a square face. The large, almond-shaped eyes, lids and eyebrows are rendered in detail as is Guanyin’s long, straight nose and small pursed mouth. The figure seems to be looking serenely straight ahead. Guanyin’s hair is coiled on the top of the statue’s head and two, possibly braided, locks of hair fall to each side of its head and rest on its broad shoulders. The figure wears a crown with decorations in red and green with an image of a Buddha sitting on a lotus. The figure sits with the right leg open, raised and bent at the knee and the right foot resting on the pedestal. The figure’s left leg and foot hang down in front of the pedestal. Guanyin’s slender torso sits erectly, the right arm rests on the raised right knee and an oversized right hand hangs forward and appears to be holding a round object. The figure’s left arm is held stiffly at its side with the left hand pointed forward, supporting its arm on the pedestal. The top of its torso is bare except for a long, multi-folded green and gold striped scarf which is looped around the figure’s shoulders and arms and the left side of its body, crossing over its belly to fall on its right side. Guanyin wears a once-gilded necklace with a prominent pendant in the center of what appears to be a long sleeve beige shirt, but could also be a bare chest. The figure has bracelets on the upper right arm and lower left arm. A loose red and gilded skirt falls around the figure’s open legs, fastened low on its hips by a sash secured in the front. The folds of the skirt hang gracefully over the front of the pedestal. Guanyin’s left foot points forward from the bottom of his draped skirt, although the statue’s toes have been broken off.