Lot Essay
The present lot could be a figure of Amitayus even if it doesn't has the usual vase in his hands. A close example is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist Statues of Tibet, Hong Kong 2003, vol. 60, pl.217 ; see also Ulrich Von Schroeder, Indo Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong 1981, pl.148B