finely carved seated with one knee raised, his left hand supporting a sutra, clad in loose robes with the hems incised and gilt with lotus scroll, the folds in the robes with traces of original green pigments, set on a caramel-tone soapstone base simulating pierced rockwork, topped with a foliate mat incised and gilt with a wave ground.

Exhibited: Between Heaven and Earth. Secular and Divine Figural Images in Chinese Paintings and Objects, Sydney L. Moss, London, 1988, cat. no. 53.

Literature: Franzart. Chinese Art from the Hedda and Lutz Franz Collection, vol. III: Stone, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 1197.