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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
18TH CENTURY
The deity is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands held in 清十八世紀 鎏金銅阿彌陀佛坐像
bhumisparsa mudra, the left hand with palm upturned and holding a cup. The
bejewelled deity wears loosely draped robes falling in folds to the base, the
hems all finely incised with a floral scroll. The hair is cast in tight curls and is
worn beneath a foliate crown, the face has a serence expression with an urna
centred between the downcast eyes.
6 1/2 in. (15.5 cm.) high
£10,000-15,000 US$13,000-19,000
€11,000-16,000
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