A SILVER FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, early 19th c.
H. 7,7 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha, wearing dhoti, cape draped around his shoulders, its streamers encircling both arms with the finials floating in the air, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with large ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a five-leaf tiara, sealed
European private collection, assembled before 2000 - Very minor traces of age