A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th c.
H. 17 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, its streamers encircling his arms and their finials falling over the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, unsealed.
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor wear, the chignon slightly chipped