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Description:

This seated figure represents a Bodhisattva meditating in the position of rajilila (royal ease) with the right knee raised and the left leg laid flat on the ground. The figure has a bare torso, with drapery and jewellery. The torso is adorned with a heavy jewelled collar with hanging loops and pendants. The hair is arranged piled on the head, with a topknot carved from a separate piece of wood. Bands encircle both upper arms, and twisted over the left shoulder is a scarf, which is carried around the back and draped over the right arm. The rest of the scarf is wound around the waist. From the waist downwards a robe covers the legs.The figure is in quite good condition, although it has lost much of its surface. The back is better preserved than the front, with more lacquer and gilding. The right forearm and hand have broken off; a hole for a dowel shows where a piece had once been reattached.