Description Possibly Chu You
(Late Ming/Early Qing Dynasty)
"Buddha"
ink and color on paper
depicting a figure of buddha, dressed in distinctive red robe, seated in Dhyanasana on a lotus throne, his hands in Varada and Dhyana mudras, with four-character inscription and single red seal mark to bottom right corner, within silk mounts, later framed.
71-1/2" x 38", framed 75-3/4" x 42-1/2"
Provenance: Estate of John Stockwell Samuels III, Galveston, Texas.