A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY

Description:

China, 17th c.
H. 34,5 cm / 40 x 40 x 40 cm
Seated in European fashion on an associated wood chair placed on a square red-lacquered wood pedestal, his right hand resting on his lap while the left is raised in a form of vitarkamudra, wearing various monastic garments including an underskirt and a wide-sleeved mantle secured around his chest with a broad belt, the robes decorated with cast clouds motifs, a pair of shoes, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, residue of a beard and long hair flowing down the back.
Old European private collection - Traces of age, minor wear