A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 17th c.
H. 11 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing dhoti incised with bands, each containing flowerheads, scarf draped around the shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with flowerhead-shaped ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon with some tresses falling down his shoulders and secured with a tiara, unsealed.
From an old European private collection, acquired prior to 2000 - Wear, slightly chipped, vase lost