A GILT- , RED- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA China, 15th/ 16th ct. H. 24 cm (29 cm mit Stand) Seated in vajrasana with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing monastic garment including dhoti tied around the waist with a ribbon knotted to the front, mantle covering both shoulders and falling in large folds around body and legs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his hair combed in a chignon, reverse of his back with rectangular inserted cover. German family-owned for over 50 years Very minor damages and repairs due to age