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Lot 62
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
Estimated Value:
10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result:
23.310 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 16th c.H. 19,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha, wearing dhoti, scarf floating around his head with its streamers encircling both arms and their finials falling on the base, jewellery set with semi-precious stones, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, the blue coloured hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a tiara, traces of cold-gilding and pigments, sealed.
From a German private collection, acquired on 20 April 1987 from Oriental Export House, Kathmandu, Nepal (copy of invoice preserved) - MInor traces of age
