A RED-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF POSSIBLY TAIYI, THE HEAVENLY SAVER

Description:

China, 17th/ 18th c.
H. 59,5 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a caparisoned roaring lion, his head turned towards the viewer, curling tail, both hands in a form of vitarkamudra in front of his chest, wearing various garments including a wide-sleeved mantle, its border with a raised design of scrolling tendrils, pair of shoes, his elderly face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, horsehair whiskers and moustache framing his lips, his black coloured hair combed in a chignon on top of his head and fastened with a tiara, on base.
German private collection, assembled before 2007
Minor damages and restorations due to age