Asian figurine - Chinese? Japanese? Southeast Asian?

I inherited this figurine from my parents who inherited it from my paternal grandfather.
I love it - wish it had hands!
I've posted it on other sites but no one knows where it originated.
Can anyone assist me? Thanks

 

It is Chinese and represents Guanyin, the Buddhist Goddess of mercy. She is in fact the Chinese version of Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who is male.
Pity about the hands, those are the most fragile part, so are often damaged. She has a lovely face though.

A Boddhisattva is an essence of the Buddha. Each Boddhisattva has specific properties.

 

For once, I recognized her!!!

 

Does the head move?
We have several German and English pieces where the heads and hands move. We always called the bobblers but I'm sue there must be an official name.
Patd

 

Bobblisattva?

 

Not very old to me. A couple of decades

 

Thanks for your opinion. However this figurine has been in my family since before 1950.

 

yes,it's guanyin goddess of mercy.But from the guanyin style i can assume this is looks like japanese guanyin or kwannon not the chinese one,imho