A Chinese carved wood Bodhisattva seated on a Sacred lion, Traces of pigment, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, with a beautiful full face sits aloft the lion in the Royal ease posture, the crown centred above the eye of higher consciousness, the hands in the mudra of dispensing of fear & acquiring courage, condition: Commensurate with age, some cracks. Provenance: Acquired from Frank Bottaro, height 80, length 60 cm, depth 32 cm