Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Arhat, 18/19th c. The lama with a broad smile portrayed seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus plinth, the right hand raised in vitarka mudra, wearing voluminous robes with incised hems, the sealed base with a vishvavajra. Height: 6 1/8 in (15.5 cm) Length: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Provenance: From a gentleman's collection in Los Angeles, California.