A LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED?BODHISATTVAMING DYNASTY (1368-1644)The figure is shown seated in?dhyanasana?with right hand positioned above the left hand, and wearing a beaded necklace and scarves over layered robes that have a draped neckline and are gathered at the waist and on the upper arms. There is a circular hollow in the forehead for an inlaid?urna, and the hair is pulled up into a tall topknot and is worn in knotted tresses that fall onto the shoulders. A cavity in the back has a rectangular cover, and the back is carved in low relief with a four-character inscription, Wenshu?pusa; the first two characters on the body above the cover, and the second two characters on the cover, where a later additional inscription that identifies the figure as Wenshu is written in black and dated to the second year of Jiaqing (1798). There are traces of red and green pigment.421/2 in. (108 cm.) high