A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, CHINA, Ming dynasty, ca. 16th ct., standing in samapada on a lotus base with his right hand lowered in varadamudra while the left is supporting the alms-bowl, wearing a monastic robe, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, his curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and decorated with a ratna emblem to the front, traces of gilt-lacquer - Property from a European private collection, assembled between the 1990s and 2013 - Wear