Green-glazed stoneware Buddha, China, late Ming period Shown seated, legs in dhyanasana, right hand in bhumisparsa mudra touching the ground, left hand in dhyana mudra. The face is serene, eyes half-closed. He is dressed in a pleated robe revealing his right chest, and wears earrings that fall to his shoulders. He wears a large tiara flaring out behind his ears, with a wide ribbon falling over each shoulder. H. 18 cm On a wooden base carved in the shape of a double lotus, with a patina of use. (small accident to the tiara, missing at the top of the head).