The bodhisattva shown seated with legs crossed and arms folded under a voluminous robe worn over the head partially exposing a finely reticulated floral diadem, the rounded face exquistely and naturalistically carved with closed eyes in a serene expression, the toro adorned with beaded jewellery chains, suspended above the inner garment, the outer robe is covered with a pale blue glaze, pooling in darker tone in the recesses, the head and upper body in unglazed biscuit clay, the base unglazed, 12 inch high. Provenance: From the Engstrom estate, by decent, Northern California and Sweden