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CHINESE MING LACQUER FIGURE OF SEATED BODHISATTVA

 

A dry lacquer figure of a seated Bodhisattva.  The figure shown with right hand resting on his drawn-up right knee, while his left hand is extended downwards and supports his body.  The face with traces of lacquer and pigment.  The figure dressed in long flowing robes that cascade in folds under his knee.

 

Ming dynasty 1368 - 1644

Height: 16 inches (41 cms)

 

REF: C6.8