Antique Chinese hand carved wooden Buddha Statue Maitreya sitting on a Lotis flower.

Sold as good used secondhand condition.

Condition: Good

Maitreya is the Buddha of the future, who declines Nirvana and rests in celestial equipoise until the time when he shall return to the samsara realm to ease the suffering of sentient beings and to lead them to the bliss of the Great Awakening.

This small statue of hand carved teak wood despite age and wear is a work of great charm which possesses a lyrical quality enhanced by careful detail. The appealing expression of the face with its large eyes and slight smile. Sold as good used secondhand.