A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA Tibet, late 15th c. H.... Lot 34

A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA Tibet, late 15th c. H. 14,5 cm Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands in dharmacakramudra holding stems of lotuses flowering along his upper arms, one supporting the kamandalu, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, his hair combed in a chignon topped with the stupa and secured with a five-leaf tiara ornamented with a pair of pattras and floating ribbons, sealed. North German private collection, assembled between 1950 and 1999 - Small repairs, slightly chipped