What is it? Japanese?

[jtw1313]

If anyone could help with pottery marker what this is suppose to be.......mark is a raised square looks different in photo it was hard to get a pic because it is inside

 

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[trdking]

It has to be Italian because of the wire to the neck line

 

[jtw1313]

The head was glued back on

 

[DCMatt]

Chinese. Kuan Yin statue holding a vase which contains the water of life or compassion. Very popular Buddhist Goddess.

 

[trdking]

Chinese. Kuan Yin statue holding a vase which contains the water of life or compassion. Very popular Buddhist Goddess.

So if it contains the water of life, does that mean that someone croaked when the neck snapped off??