$13,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Auction: March 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM EDT
Depicted seated in padmasana, with hands bearing lotus blossoms, with a bladed crown and stone-inlaid bodhisattva jewelry, dhoti, scarf and vase finely incised, the underside with apparently original base plate, incised with double vajra centered by a yin/yang symbol, the plate and underside of base engraved "jiu shi se" (94).
H: 4 3/4 in.; 12cmProvenance: Francis Edward Searles (1841-1920)
Thence by descent to the present owner