
Jing Wen
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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
西藏 約十六世紀 銅鎏金無量壽佛像
Amitayus, the princely Bodhisattva of Infinite Light, sits cross-legged in dhyanasana on a wide-petal lotus base with a riverine pattern etched around the lower rim. His bare torso is adorned by large insets of turquoise while a voluminous lower garment falls elegantly over his legs and onto the base. Lastly, a diadem framed by small blossoms crowns his forehead and chignon. See another example that shares a type of wide lotus petal and a similar arrangement of jewellery, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 21 March 2019, lot 938.
Provenance:
Bonhams, London, 5 November 2014, lot 228.