assise en vajrasana sur une double base lotiforme, présentant à deux mains un petit enfant assis tenant une branche de lotus, vêtue d'une ample robe aux bordures ornées de motifs floraux, le visage en méditation, les cheveux retenus en un chignon abritant une figure du Bouddha Amithaba et recouverts par un long voile, non scellée

The figure is heavily cast and richly gilt. The base is open. There is overall very light wear to the gilding, particularly to the top of the headdress and the back of the base. There is a ca. 1 cm long crack to the rim on the back of the base.
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