Chinese Standing Figure of Buddha

A tall crown with a spire at the top, and robes that fall in long, calm folds.

This standing figure of Buddha comes from China and is contemporary, made of porcelain. White Chinese porcelain figures, often associated with the kilns of Dehua, have long been admired for their smooth, ivory-like surface. The figure wears a crown of petal-shaped panels, each holding a small seated figure, rising to a pointed finial. The right hand is raised and the left cradles a small object at the waist. Robes drape in long folds to bare feet, which rest on a double lotus above curling waves. It stands 27 inches high and 7.25 wide.

Entirely white, and entirely at ease.