A small Chinese gilt bronze figure of a Daoist deity possibly Yuanshi Tianzun, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907), holding a scroll and a block inscribed Tian (sky) in each hand, standing on a double lotus stand, the rectangular base with four curved legs, h. 11cmYuanshi Tianzun is The Primeval Lord of Heaven.Compare a similar figure from the Sakamoto Goro collection sold by Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 5th October 2016, lot 3220.