ZITAN FIGURE OF SEATED BODHISATTVA MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 明末清初 紫檀雕菩薩座像 carved seated in dhyanasana, two hands raised in karana mudra, the deity wears a voluminous robe with chest exposed, the downcast eyes and serene face below a cap secured by hoop with ruyi and jewel (18cm high) Qty: (1) Note: Lacking attributes and his vahana, the identity of this Buddhist figure is unclear. Note the hairstyle tied above the shoulders separated into slender bundles, high-waisted robe underneath plain chest, the jewelled ruyi headband, and two hands raised in karana mudra, these features are comparable to the gilt bronze figures of Samantabhadra and Manjusri, both marked 'Chen Zuo', dated to the eleventh year of Jiajing period, 1532AD, now in the collection of the Capital Museum and the Palace Museum, Beijing. A related gilt bronze figure of Manjusri, dated to Ming Dynasty, is in the collection of The Palace Museum Taipei, museum number '購銅000132N000000000'