Description:
China or Korea, possibly Ming dynasty
H. 59 cm
Seated in virasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing a monastic garment including an underskirt fastened around his waist with a double ribbon knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders falling down his body in concentric pleats, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
Old German private collection - Wear, slightly chipped