A figure of Amida on a throne with lotus made of wood with lacquer and gilding

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.500 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Japan, Edo period
H. 79 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a separate sculpted lotus base decorated with several horizontal rows of upturned petals, placed on an elaborate hexagonal base, his right hand raised in the abhayamudra while the left is resting in the varadamudra on his left leg, wearing monastic garment including under skirt and mantle covering both shoulders falling in pleats around body and legs and secured with a clasp placed over his left shoulder, the mantle lavishly decorated with various geometric and floral musters, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, bead inlaid urna at his forehead, curled hairdo continuing into the low ushnisha set with a bead to its front and a large separate carved flaming halo behind.
Collection of Prof. Dr Hermann Schröder (1902-1991), Aachen, and expanded by his family - Partly slightly chipped, traces of age

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