ID 373133 
Lot 2702  | A VERY RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA
INCISED YONGLE SIX-CHARACTER PRESENTATION MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1403-1425)
The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, with his main hands held in dharmachakra mudra holding the tips of lotus stems, one lotus stem bearing his attribute of a flask. The figure is wearing a flowing dhoti tied at waist and sash over the shoulders revealing the chest adorned with beaded pendent jewellery. The face provides a benevolent expression with painted eyes and lips, his hair worn in braids and curling topknot with loose strands falling over the shoulders. The upper surface of the base is incised with a six-character mark, Da Ming Yongle nian shi, ‘Bestowed in the Great Ming Yongle period’.
8 ½ in. (20.1 cm.) high, box
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