A SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF THE EMACIATED BUDDHA

Description:

China, silver-inlaid Shisou-mark, 17th/ 18th c.
H. 17 cm
Seated in maharajalilasana with both hands encompassing the raised left knee, wearing dhoti, his emaciated body showing ribs and bones, his face displaying a meditative expression with slit eyes below raised eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and bald head.
Old European private collection, assembled before 1995 - Slightly chipped, wear