A bronze of a bodhisattva on a lotus throne

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
H. 26,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand resting on his lap while the left is raised in a form of vitarkamudra, wearing dhoti, cape draped around his shoulders, its streamers encircling his arms and their finials falling down over the lotus base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, puffy cheeks, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a five-leaf tiara.
Collection Klaus Nierhoff (1926 - 2011), according to collection records a gift from Dr Carl Klein, who received this bronze from his godfather, the naval soldier Gustav Stoll, who brought it back from China around 1900 - Minor signs of age, very slightly chipped