Lot 36. A gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534); The figure 13cm., 5 1/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 9,375 GBP. © Sotheby's.

the figure seated in dhyanasana wearing long, loose-fitting robes and ornate body jewellery, on a raised wood plinth of later date.