Lot Essay
A similar large bodhisattva with this rather unusual twisting waist seated in the lalitasana 'royal ease' posture, is illustrated in Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1993, no. 35; and two related figures, attributed to the late Yuan or early Ming period, were recently sold in these rooms, 24 March 2004, lot 83, and 21 September 2004, lot 130.