Partially gilded-lacquered bronze statuette depicting... Lot 16 1

Partially gilded-lacquered bronze statuette depicting the Boddhisatva in padmasana on a base formed by a double row of lotus petals. He holds a blossoming lotus flower branch in his hands. Dressed in monastic robes, his round face is meditative, with half-closed eyes, a straight nose and a fine mouth. The headdress is in picot style. An inscription designating the deity is incised on the back of the base. CHINA, Ming dynasty. H: 19 cm (missing, worn)