A bronze seated figure of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru) | Nanbokucho period, 14th century

The Charlier and Cortina Collection

A bronze seated figure of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru)

Nanbokucho period, 14^th century

the cast bronze figure modeled as a seated figure of the Yakushi Nyorai to be placed on a hanging votive plaque, the face with serene expression, the eyes simply incised, the right hand raised in the mudra of fearlessness (Abhayamudra), the left hand holding a medicine jar, the robe open at the chest falling in stylised pleats and draping across the left arm, seated cross-legged, wood stand

12.7 cm., 5 in. high