The figure of the future Buddha, Maitreya, delicately carved with long brocade robes open at the large belly, seated at ease with one hand atop the right knee, the face with a joyful expression, flanked with elongated earlobes, crowned with a bald pate, the features picked out with pigment, wood stand. 7.8cm (3in) high (2). 

Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE