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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Amitayus
Tibet, 15th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hands holding an overflowing kalasa, wearing an elaborate dhoti incised with floral and diamond borders, beaded festoons around his waist, and a pleated scarf over his shoulders flaring towards the sides, his face in a serene expression with arched incised eyebrows over lidded downcast eyes and bow-shaped mouth, surmounted by an elaborate five-leaf diadem and high chignon with short curls and loose strands falling over his shoulders and leaf-shaped cintamani, richly adorned with jewelry inset with turquoise
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hands holding an overflowing kalasa, wearing an elaborate dhoti incised with floral and diamond borders, beaded festoons around his waist, and a pleated scarf over his shoulders flaring towards the sides, his face in a serene expression with arched incised eyebrows over lidded downcast eyes and bow-shaped mouth, surmounted by an elaborate five-leaf diadem and high chignon with short curls and loose strands falling over his shoulders and leaf-shaped cintamani, richly adorned with jewelry inset with turquoise
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high