Large Satsuma earthenware statue of Kannon, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Decorated with characteristic blue, red and gold glazes. She stands wearing a hood covering her bun and a tiara decorated with a tama and half a chrysanthemum. She holds two lotus flowers in her left hand, supported by her right. Her garment is decorated with interlaced foliage and chrysanthemums on the front, and her sleeves are embellished with butterflies. Height: 48 cm Missing right thumb.