A Chinese Tibetan Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Buddha Figure of Sarasvati, Sita Vina, goddess of literature, poetry and wisdom.The goddess Sarasvati, with one face, two hands. Seated in a relaxed manner, with a face like the rising moon, eyebrows like drawn lines, two beautiful eyes like utpalas, casting side long glances like shooting stars, a clear complexion, pink cheeks and attractive. The throat is graceful and gently bending; white breasts, round, firm, upright and full. The left hand holds a jewel-studded vina of the gandharavas (Missing), the right a pick strumming the vina enthusiastically with the fingertips. With a very slender waist and flexible hips, a body well proportioned, fair, smooth, young, ample flesh and well rounded. Seated with the two legs, white, smooth, relaxed and desirable, in a slightly crouching manner; attractive braids, long and full, half-loose covering the upper back, half tied up in a topknot blazing with a wishing jewel. At the hairline - wearing a beautiful gold chain strung with flowers, wearing earrings of gold flowers and utpalas. Next to the ears are flowing silk ribbons; also adorned with many ornaments, jewel earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, belt, long-necklace and the like. Wearing an attractive upper garment and a lower garment; fantastically beloved, radiantly desirous - sixteen years of age. Extensive trace of gilt with blue pigment on hair. The underside with incised quatrefoil flori-form petal visvavajra mark surrounding the centralized DaiJi. Dimensions: 11-7/8" H