• Dimension: Height: 8 7/8 in (22.5 cm) Width: 3 3/8 in (8.6 cm)
• Estimate From: $2800
• Estimate To: $5200

The bodhisattva is shown wearing long robes falling in elegant folds, left hand holding a leafy branch, his face with meditative expression, hair in tight curls with raised protruding ushnisha, the stone is of translucent even white tone. Qing Dynasty period.

玉佛像自古即為至寶，宋代釋誌盤《佛祖統紀》卷三十六記載“義熙二年，師子國獻白玉佛像，高四尺二寸。”元代程巨夫《雪樓集》卷八載畏兀兒貴族大乘都入京朝見，元世祖“親賜侍宴衣冠，貂裘帽、金帶、銀器、白玉佛像、銀鈔等前後相望，恩顧良勤。”清人俞樾《春在堂詩編》有《玉佛歌》一首，詩雲：“何幸一朝得此像，洵足奇跡增錢唐。曲園居士瞻禮訖，敬作長歌當短偈。與其摩挲金銅仙，不如贊嘆白玉佛。” 佛像由整塊白玉雕琢而成，制作精美，身軀比例勻稱，肌膚光滑圓潤，色澤晶潤明朗，溫雅透亮。整尊佛像采用圓雕、鏤雕、浮雕等技法雕琢而成，雕飾精致，兩頰豐滿，雙瞼低垂，鼻梁挺直，雙唇閉合，神情安然，平靜而祥和。本品雕刻用料珍貴，雕琢精湛，刀工超凡，是清代難得的佛教藝術精品。