A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus
A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus

DATED THE 35TH YEAR (1770) OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR QIANLONG

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A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus
Dated the 35th year (1770) of the reign of the emperor Qianlong
Seated on a rectangular pierced base in vajrasana, both hands in dhyanamudra as if to hold kalasa, garbed in a dhoti shawl, with a five-leaf tiara, earrings, necklace and bracelets, with serene expression, traces of blue and red pigment (possibly kalasa and detachable aureole missing)
18.7 cm. high