A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

China, late 18th c.
H. 16,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap supporting the kalasha, wearing dhoti, cape draped around his shoulders with its streamers encircling the arms and its ends curling up, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara.
Former German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Slightly chipped