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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A POLYCHROME AND GILT-DECORATED WOOD FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The deity is carved with a serene expression and is seated in dhyanasana with hands held in dhyanamudra. He wears elaborate earrings and a foliate headdress. The lacquered and gilt stand with mandorla is carved with Buddhist lions and elephants to each side.
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high overall
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The deity is carved with a serene expression and is seated in dhyanasana with hands held in dhyanamudra. He wears elaborate earrings and a foliate headdress. The lacquered and gilt stand with mandorla is carved with Buddhist lions and elephants to each side.
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high overall
Provenance
Collection of Professor Ferdinando Cappelletti, acquired in Rome in the late 1970s.
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