A gilt and polychrome lacquered wood Buddhist figure18th century
Dressed in a peaked crown with applied lotus flowers, an outer robe and undergarment falling in graceful folds as he stands holding a vajra in his left hand and what may be the handle of a bell in his right hand, the surfaces covered in layers of gilt lacquer with details added in black and red pigments (losses, lifting to lacquer).
28 3/4in (73cm) high