Lot Essay
A comparable figure sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 2035.
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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The deity wears an elaborate jewelled necklace and is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands folded in dhyanamudra and supporting an elixir bottle. The hair is piled in a high topknot beneath a seven-point crown and falls in long tresses over his shoulders. His body and clothing are gilded.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The deity wears an elaborate jewelled necklace and is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands folded in dhyanamudra and supporting an elixir bottle. The hair is piled in a high topknot beneath a seven-point crown and falls in long tresses over his shoulders. His body and clothing are gilded.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
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