PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTION A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHANepal, 15th century Dressed in flowing robes and seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the left hand holding a bowl and the right hand holding an arura , the serene face framed by pendulous ears and a high ushnisha covered in coiled hair, the base sealed. 5in (12.7cm) high Provenance: Acquired circa the 1970s-1980s, by repute, thence by descent