Please Help ID 12" Porcelain Asian Figurine Japanese or Chinese & Help Describe

[scredence2005]

This is a 12 1/2" porcelain figurine but please help ID Chinese or Japanese and what does it say on front?  Also, how to describe.  No pottery marks.  Thank you for help.

[janetpjohn_la · Accepted solution]

She's a Chinese goddess, Kwan Yin, Quan Yin, Guanyin--pick a spelling. I don't know what it says on the front.
Janet

[scredence2005]

Thank you so much for help.