A Japanese lacquered wood sculpture of a Buddhist monk, Edo period, probably 17th century, seated in pleated robes with downcast expression, in meditation, 17 cm high. Reference: Gerard Hawthorne, Chinese and Japanese sculpture, Nov. 2002, cat. No. 10 for a similar lacquered wood figure, 17/18th century. Provenance: label attached: Cleveland Museum of Art, Leisy Bequest, TR16235/9