A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The collection of Cheng Huan, SC, Hong Kong, 1990s, by repute.

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Lot Essay

Amitayus, the bliss-body of the tathagata Amitabha, is adorned with the standard six bodhisattva ornaments and is seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus base. The present figure of Amitayus is executed in a classic Tibetan style associated with the fifteenth or sixteenth century. For another example of this style, see a figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara, illustrated by U. von Schroeder in Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol. II, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 1067, fig. 273E.
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24540.

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