The figure sits in contemplation, cross-legged, his right hand on his knee, his left in his lap. His robes are inset with coloured stones. The maker’s signature is on the back.

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 138

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from Douglas Wright, 28 August 1965 (£125); formerly in the collection of Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill of Northwick Park, sold Christie’s, London, 24 May 1965, lot 123

Location: Treasury, Gallery 2