Antique Edo Period (c1780s) Statue of Quan-Yin in an Armor Shrine

Antique Japanese Wood Carved Statue of Quan-Yin Avalokitishvara Kanon Bodisattva of Compassion Standing Pose with a snake around her waist syblozing compassion for all living beings.

. The  black lawyers case is what’s referred to as an “armor alter” or armor shrine. These alters where attached to srmor by a chord slipped though the ring located on the top. This puts the Alter in the Edo Period or earlier (c.1700) or Older. 

The statue while old does not look original and instead appears to date from the Meiji period (c1850s)

4” tall x 3”wide