Chinese Tibetan Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Buddha figure of standing Maitreya, the bodhisattva of loving kindness and the coming buddha of the future aeon - currently residing in the Tushita heaven. Peaceful and youthful in appearance, orange in color like the rising sun, the left hand loosely extended across the knee holds the water flask. The right hand with palm upfront. At the top of the head beneath a gemstone blazing with fire the blue hair is piled in a topknot, some falling loose across the shoulders, tied with golden flowers. Lightly adorned with gold earrings and a choker necklace, he wears a scarf and a lower garment with even-folds covering the legs. Dimensions: Height: 18 3/4" Width: 5 3/4"