Guanyin on hand thanks to a noted collector
This rare 2ft 7in (78cm) high white marble stele depicting the Buddhist goddess Guanyin predates was carved in the Northern Qi dynasty, (550-577AD), around the time of the Sutton Hoo hoard.
Estimated at £40,000-60,000, it comes for sale as part of the Fine Chinese Works of Art and Painti…