A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA

Description:

Tibet, 16th ct.
H. 15,3 cm
Seated in European fashion on a lotus-base placed on a throne, both feet resting on a smaller lotus, the hands in dharmacakramudra, pair of lotuses flowering along his shoulders, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, urna, his hair combed in a chignon set with a stupa and secured with a tiara, unsealed.
From an old German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Minor wear