Ming Dynasty The deity seated in dhayanasana with eyes downcast in a meditative expression, the head crowned with a tall tiara centred by a figure of Buddha, her long plaits falling over the shoulders, her right hand raised in abhaya mudra, with the left holding a cup in dhyana mudra, wearing long flowing robes falling in folds around the figure and decorated along the hems with a foliate scroll, the robes tied above the waist and open at the chest revealing a beaded necklace. 35cm (13 3/4in) high.