Statuette in gilded bronze

Gilded bronze statuette depicting Buddha seated in dhyanasana meditation, right hand in abhaya mudra, left hand resting on his left knee. A long robe with delicate folds is held by a belt tied around the torso, the face presents a serene expression, the ears with stretched lobes, the hair gathered in bunches and gathering around the ushnisha.

Provenance:
In the current owner’s family for three generations, brought from China in the early 20th century.

Height: 17.2 cm
Weight: 1177.7 g

Hole and crack on back, missing base, missing back part of headpiece, firing defect and missing front of right shoulder, wear and missing gilding.