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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus
Tibet, 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands folded in his lap, dressed in a billowing dhoti with a sash draped over the shoulders and heavily adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with bow-shaped mouth, elongated eyes, and sharply arched brows surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in tight curls at the forehead and arranged in a tall chignon topped with a knop, with lotus blossoms at the shoulders
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands folded in his lap, dressed in a billowing dhoti with a sash draped over the shoulders and heavily adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with bow-shaped mouth, elongated eyes, and sharply arched brows surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in tight curls at the forehead and arranged in a tall chignon topped with a knop, with lotus blossoms at the shoulders
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Taiwan, acquired on 20 October 1993
Literature
The Light of Compassion: The Art of Tibetan Buddhism, 2007, pp. 28-29
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