Bronze, finely engraved, with fire gilding and pigments. Sitting on a lotus base in dhyanasana and holding his hands in meditation posture. The antaravasaka cloth draped in soft folds around his legs. He wears a long cloth at the shoulders, flowing in two large loops around his arms, over the hips and ending in two tails over the front of the base. Crowned with a five-partite crown, the upper body, wrist and feet adorned with strings of pearls.
The broad, distinctive shoulders as a counterpart to the narrow waist are characteristic for the Sinotibetan style of that time. The finely engraved hem border also refers to Chinese influences. Height 17.3cm. Condition A/B.
Reference: -A stylistically similar piece is located in the collection of the British Museum in London.
Provenance: -Private collection from Aurich, Northern Germany. Acquired in an auction in the 1990s.