A Tibetan gilt bronze Panchen Lama, 19th century, wearing a hat reserved for special ceremonies, seated on cushion incised with foliate and lattice patterns, and a richly incised monastic robe, his right hand in vitarka mudra, the left resting on his lap, he has the elongated ears of a buddha, his eyes, mouth, and hair painted, on a low rectangular plinth, height 23 cm