A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
18TH CENTURY

Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing elaborate jewellery and a dhoti, his hair is fashioned into a high chignon beneath a crown, 814g, 18cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Nicholas Squire (1949-2024), Suffolk, England, by repute, purchased from Deborah Ashencaen and Gennady Leonov, The Himalayan Art Gallery, 10th October 2002.

Cf. Bonhams New York, 14th March 2016, lot 47 for a related 18th century example.

Due to the popularity of Pala period sculptures (8th-12th century) during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), bronzes were produced in China emulating the Pala style. The lotus base with beaded rim, thick inner petals and a multi-tiered lower section seen in the figure offered here are typical features of the Pala Revival style.

十八世紀 銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像
來源: 英國薩福克郡Nicholas Squire先生（1949-2024）收藏, 2002年10月10日購於Deborah Ashencaen and Gennady Leonov 喜馬拉雅藝術藝廊（傳）。