A Small Gilt Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva | Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644)

Project Description

Description: Bronze, 16.5 cm high
Catalogue note: The figure is seated in dhyanasana with his left hand raised in vitarkamudra. The face is held in a benevolent expression, with the hair arranged in a tall chignon with locks escaping down the shoulders, all secured by a foliate tiara.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s, Sale 16254, Lot 114, Invoice no. DB18005282. Property of a Mid-west collector
Catalogue no.: 2018A0124