A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.
H. 17,4 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with the hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, encircling the arms, falling down on the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, blue coloured hairdo combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a five-leaf tiara, unsealed.
Old South German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Minor traces of age, minor wear