The square-section sculpture is carved and pierced with each side depicting a bodhisattva (two seated and two standing) below foliage formed by four trees forming the four corners, each with a lion seated below.

Catalogue notes:
Compare a figure of a seated Bodhisattva below trees from the Northern Qi dynasty (6th Century) in the collection of The National Museum in Tokyo illustrated in Buddha: The Spread of Buddhist Art in Asia, Tokyo, 1998, no. 51

Condition: Three figures with losses to the right hand.
Small chips to the extremities.
Surface wear.

Origin: China

Period: 19th/20th century

Sizes: 50.50 cm. H x 24.00 cm. W x 25.50 cm. D
19.88 in. H x 9.45 in. W x 10.04 in. D