MING DYNASTY
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A BRONZE BODHISATTVA
ming dynasty
Seated in dhyanasana, the right hand in karana mudra the left holding a jewel, both hands holding the stems of lotus flowers blossoming at the shoulders, dressed in draped robes and jewels, with a foliate crown; together with a small elephant, standing four-square, with the head lowered and the trunk outstreched, the back mounted with a trumpet form vase; a later Buddha, seated in dhyanasana, the hands in humisparsa and dhyana mudras, wearing a sanghati falling in pleats over the shoulder, finely incised with foliate borders, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls surmounted by a domed ushnisha
Bodhisattva 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high (3)
ming dynasty
Seated in dhyanasana, the right hand in karana mudra the left holding a jewel, both hands holding the stems of lotus flowers blossoming at the shoulders, dressed in draped robes and jewels, with a foliate crown; together with a small elephant, standing four-square, with the head lowered and the trunk outstreched, the back mounted with a trumpet form vase; a later Buddha, seated in dhyanasana, the hands in humisparsa and dhyana mudras, wearing a sanghati falling in pleats over the shoulder, finely incised with foliate borders, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls surmounted by a domed ushnisha
Bodhisattva 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high (3)