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

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED AMITAYUS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Seated in dhyanasana on elaborate drapery extending over the base and curved inwards, with hands folded in his lap in dhyana mudra, dressed in a simple scarf slung over the left shoulder and tied in front below the jeweled necklace, set with faux-turquoise inlay, the face with sharply pointed features and the hair pulled up into a high coiffure encircled by jeweled tassles, the hair falling into long tresses extending down the shoulders
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high, wood stand, box

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