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If you are interested, from an artistic perspective, in the particular artwork and symbolism of the statue itself, the extra heads, the vase she holds ... here is more information than you probably ever want or need.
Kannon, God or Goddess of Mercy, Sanskrit = Avalokitesvara, Chinese = Guanyin, Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist Art.
It is a Chinese statue. On the base is written 普陀山 ...
Pǔtuó Shān (Chinese: 普陀山; "Mount Potalaka", ".... considered the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), bodhisattva of compassion." ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Putuo
Below that, I can't quite make out, but I believe it is a temple name at the base of the mountain.
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