A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.
H. 18 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, its border incised with a scrolling tendril design, cape draped over his shoulders with its streamers encircling both arms and the finials falling over the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with disc-shaped ornaments, the hairdo combed in a chignon topped with a lotus bud and secured with a five-leaf tiara, unsealed.
From an old European private collection, acquired prior to 2000 - Traces of age, minor wear