A BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA Ming dynastyPROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMANA BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRAMing dynastySeated on a rectangular base in dhyanasana with the right hand in the lap in shunimudra and the left hand raised by the chest also in shunimudra and holding a blossom, loose robes draping the slender body and falling open at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, lotus stems rising alongside the arms and issuing blossoms beside the shoulders, the oval face crowned by a tall diadem, all above an openwork base with two small guardians and a small elephant, traces of gilt, later wood support.9in (22.8cm) highFor other examples of Ming dynasty bronze figures with openwork bases of the same design, compare a pair of gilt-bronze figures of Samantabhadra sold at Christie's, Paris, 8 June 2015, lot 205. -