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Fig 9.
Kangxi Buddha in the British Museum showing the elaborate lotus petal design seen on the Qing period embroideries

Shakyamuni Buddha
Lacquered and gilt wood
China
Kangxi period (1661-1722). Consecration material within inscribed with the date 1692
32 cm
British Museum
Photograph ©Trustees of the British Museum