Chinese ,17th C, shown seated in Lalitasana with a young boy seated on her left leg and holding a pearl in the right hand that rests on her right knee,wearing loosely draped robes and a beaded necklace, her hair dressed in a high topknot centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha and covered with a cowl H:10 1/8" (25.7 cm) D: 6.2"(15.7cm) Provenance: Richard A.Bourne Co.,Hyannis,Cape Cod,1970s Christie`s New York, 22 March 2010 ,sale 2553 Lot 1787 Condition: Large areas of the gilt flaked away from the bronze surface. Significant wear to the gilding. Small chip to the index finger of her right hand.