Ming Dynasty The figure of Zhenwu cast seated on a rectangular plinth raised on four supports with reticulated foliate scroll front corners, with a cylindrical joss-stick holder to the right of the deity, the god typically cast wearing armour and holding a sword in his right hand with his left hand raised, with eyes downcast and framed by an elaborate celestial scarf, 24.8cm (9 3/4in) high; the figure of Buddha cast seated in dhayanasana raised on a double-lotus pedestal, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra and his left hand in dhyana mudra, the head with eyes downcast flanked by pendulous earlobes and crowned with tight curls, an incised inscription on the reverse of the pedestal, 18.2cm (7 3/16in) high; and a gilt-lacquered bronze figure of a seated official, Ming dynasty, wood stand, 28cm (11in) high. (4).