Preaching Buddha Shakyamuni. Tibet / China. Old fire-gilt bronze statue. Height 14 cm (5.5"). Weight 340 g. From private German collection. His raised right hand showing the vitarka mudra, his lowered left hand in varada mudra. Standing upright on a lotus pedestal. Wearing a long robe of a monk. Radiant aureole and nimbus. Bottom of the figure covered with copper consecration plate. Slight signs of age and wear.