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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus
Tibet, 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands folded in his lap holding a kalasa, wearing a dhoti and elaborate jewelry inset with hardstones, a sash billowing around his arms and terminating in pendent jewels, his face with a benign expression and downcast eyes, the hair drawn into a high chignon centered by the Amitabha and secured with a foliate crown, the base sealed and stamped with a visvavajra
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands folded in his lap holding a kalasa, wearing a dhoti and elaborate jewelry inset with hardstones, a sash billowing around his arms and terminating in pendent jewels, his face with a benign expression and downcast eyes, the hair drawn into a high chignon centered by the Amitabha and secured with a foliate crown, the base sealed and stamped with a visvavajra
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high