A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

14TH CENTURY

Seated in dhyanasana with both arms raised, adorned with elaborate jewellery and a headdress, a shawl draped across the shoulders, the face framed by elongated earlobes, with a serene expression and downcast eyes, 50.7cm.

Cf. Sotheby's, Paris, 10th June 2015, lot 189 for an almost identical figure. See also The British Museum, Buddhism: Art and Faith, p.207, no.298; and Fojiao diaosu Mingpin tulu (Images of Famous Buddhist Sculpture), p.451, no.431.

Sold with a copy of RCD Radio Carbon Dating report, ref.RCD-8161, dated October 2013.