A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, with hands in dharmachakra mudra, each hand holding the ends of a lotus stem that extends up the arms to the shoulders, and wearing a dhoti folded over at the waist beneath a girdle of beaded garlands that falls in crisp folds around the legs, as well as a long shawl draped over the shoulders that billows around the sides and over the arms. The figure is further adorned with elaborate beaded jewelry and an eight-point crown that surrounds the high topknot surmounted by a flaming pearl.
YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER PRESENTATION MARK on the front of the base.
Dimension: 9 5/8 in (24.5 cm) H
Property of New York collector previously acquired in Europe.