A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTHABADRA

Description:

China, inscribed and with seven-character Qianlong mark
H. 28,8 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with his right foot resting on a smaller lotus issued by the main base, his raised right hand is holding the vajra emblem while the left is grasping the stem of a lotus flowering along his left upper arm originally supporting an attribute, wearing dhoti fastened around the waist with a belt, falling down in pleats over his legs, its border finely cast with a band of stylized flower heads, bejewelled, scarf floating around his shoulders, its streamers encircling both arms and their finials falling down on the base to curl up again, his face is displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, traces of facial pigments, his elongated earlobes decorated with large looped ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a five-leaf tiara decorated with a pair of pattras and floating ribbons, both front and reverse of base with inscriptions: "Daqing Qianlong nian jing zhi", "Puxian Pusa", "Bo re pin", unsealed.
European private collection - Traces of age, minor wear