Description:
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th cent.
H. 10,2 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand showing the abhayamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including a mantle covering just his left shoulder, its border incised with scrolling flower design, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, raised urna at his forehead, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, resealed.
An important private collection from southern Germany, assembled between 1956 and 2007, collection no. 20087, according to tradition bought from Ostasiatica Kuo October 1997 in Berlin - Minor wear to gilding