The deity is depicted seated on a tall throne, and has many of the characteristics of a Shan Buddha, the tall gourd shaped ushnisa, the triangle shaped throne with a flat backside, the elongated ears meeting the shoulders, and the engraved decorative elements to the robe. Height 20 cm.
Wear to gilding.
Purchased by a Swedish collector of buddhist art from Jonathan Tucker, Bury Street, London, Asian Art Resources. According to Mr Tucker he acquired it in Germany in the early 1980's.
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