BUDDHA SCULPTURE IN WOOD WITH RED BROWN LACQUER Japan, late Meiji period (1868-1912) Depicted seated in lalitasana on a stepped base supporting a lotus, dressed in a long monastic robe, face serene, forehead marked with the urna, hair in curls covering the ushnisha H. 57 cm (without the base) (22 ½ in.) (without the base) 77 cm (with the base)(30 ¼ in.)(with the base) A lacquered wood figure of seated buddha, Japan, late Meiji period (1868-1912) 日本 明治时代晚期 漆木佛坐像

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