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16th to 18th century
Adorned with floral scroll-engraved robes and seated in dhyani asana, back of lotus petal base inscribed "phags pa gnas stan(sic) lam 'gran stan la na mo" which may be translated as "Homage to the arhat Cudapanthaka (Lamtrende)!", underside of baseplate incised with double vajra centered by a Yin/Yang symbol.
H: 7 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.
Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.
NOTE:
Compare the examples, dated to the 16th century, illustrated in ed. Donald Dinwiddie, Portraits of the Masters, London and Chicago, 2003, pp. 76-77, 80-81, and later sold Bonham's, New York, as 18th century, March 14, 2017, lot 3201, part.