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拍品专文
Amitayus, known as the 'Buddha of Infinite Life,' is one of the most popular deities in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon; his typical iconography is recognized by the seated full-lotus posture with hands in meditation supporting a kalasha bottle containing the elixir of immortality.
Ceramic Buddhist images of such unusually large size are extremely rare, and were probably specifically commissioned for ritual display in temples situated within the imperial palace precincts. Compare the present figure to a very similar example, from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, sold at Christie’s New York, 15 September 2016, lot 845.