A GILT BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal, the right hand in varadamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a clinging robe bordered with raised lines draped over the left shoulder, the serene face with downcast eyes and gentle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the head and domed ushnisha covered with tight curls and surmounted by a jewel, the back of the pedestal and the base plate incised with the Tibetan numeral for five

Collection of Stephen Alexander Hunter (1851-1923) acquired while serving as a missionary in China from 1879-1891 and thence by descent.

Catalogue of Chinese and Japanese Curios Collected by the Rev. S.A. Hunter, L.L.D., Missionary to China: Loan Exhibition at The South Side Presbyterian Church, October 28th-November 2nd, 1895, Pittsburgh, no. 75.