A PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.
H, 10,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hand resting in the dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing dhoti, its border incised with a scrolling tendril design, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with flowerhead-shaped ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a five-leaf tiara, unsealed.
From an old European private collection, acquired prior to 2000 - Vase lost, minor wear