Lot 2934. A rare Fahua figure of Shakyamuni, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 24 1⁄2 in. (62 cm.) high. Price realised HKD 150,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000). © Christie's 2021

The figure is finely modelled wearing loose robes tied at the waist, seated in dhysanasana on a lotus throne supported on high hexagonal pedestal of waisted stepped form. The rounded face is featured with downcast eyes, and the mouth gently indented at the corners to provide a smiling expression. The face is flanked on either side by long pendulous ear lobes below the hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha.