A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ARHAT

Description:

Tibet, ca. 18th ct.
H. 10,8 cm
Seated with legs crossed on a double cushion covered by a blanket, his right hand raised in front of his chest in the tarjanimudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing various garments including a mantle covering both shoulders, his elderly face displaying serene expression with downcast eyes below bushy eyebrows, wrinkled fore-head and shaven hairdo, traces of gilding.
South German collection of Chinese art mainly assembled in the 1990's
Wear to gilding, resealed