The artwork we present for you is an elaborate seated Kwan-yin statue carved with limestone in China.It wears over shoulders with an embroidered silk cape. The silk cape is crossed at the belly and falls down from the arms. This stone sculpture's carving is quite advanced.It was clearly carved by a very skilled carver.A fine acquisition for an advanced collector of Asian Art,or simply a stunning artistic enhancement for a fine home. Stone carving about Buddhism in China has a long history since Buddhism reached China first through the Silk Road that had started as a great trading route in the mid of the Former Han period.Stone carving art of Budda reached respectively into its tops at the North Wei and Tang Dynasty.The famous four great caves were to be carven during the times via the efforts of many people.