A gilt bronze Vairocana, China, Ming Dynast
16th century. The majestic figure is superbly depicted as seated in vajrasana, the sole of each exposed foot engraved with falun, the Wheel of Transmigration. The full face with eyes downcast in serene contemplation, the hair arranged in rows of small whorls behind a highly elaborate five-leaf diadem, each leaf accommodating the Tathagata within a double-arched nimbus. h cm 50,5