A ROBIN'S EGG GLAZED AND GILDED PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the deity kneeling on a raised lotus base with the left leg raised and palms uplifted at the chest, wearing an elaborate dhoti with a beaded and tasseled waist band, and a shawl open at the chest revealing a beaded necklace, the serene face framed by large pendant earrings and a five-leaf tiara fronting a tall bejeweled chignon, the face, torso and arms brightly gilded to imitate gilt-bronze, the garments and lotus base covered in brown patterned enamel with details picked out in turquoise and blue

The central peak of the tiara has a restored section to the tip, and two fingers on the figure's left hand, and the thumb on the right have been restored.
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