A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
MING DYNASTY

Cast seated in dhyanasana with hands clasped together in abhiseka mudra, dressed in loose flowing robes open at the chest, displaying a wan emblem and falling in deep folds onto the flat circular base, the borders of the robes and headdress ribbons incised with floral motifs, his rounded square face with downcast eyes, wearing a six-tiered crown around his tightly curled hair, the soles of his feet with a lightly incised chakra, damage to crown - 16 in. (40.7 cm.) high