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Fahua Pagoda: Figurine of Maitreya Bodhisattva

CHINA, Shanghai; Yuan dynasty (1271–1368); Jade; H: 5.3 cm; Shanghai Municipal Administration Commission of Cultural Heritage, China
This figurine of Maitreya Bodhisattva was recovered from the underground palace of Fahua Pagoda in 1996. The Bodhisattva has a large round head with a jocular face, closed eyes, and earlobes that hang down to the shoulders. Clad in a dark-colored robe with naturally flowing folds, the left hand is placed on the knee and the right rests on a platform.

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