A Chinese soapstone figure of Pindola 18th/19th century

A Chinese soapstone figure of Pindola 18th/19th century, seated with his right arm raised and his left hand resting on a small beast, his robes finely engraved with scrollwork and flowers, 13cm.

According to the earliest Indian sutras, Pindola Bharadvaja was one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law.