A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
cast in vajraparyankasana with the hands holding a bumpa whilst clasped in dhyana mudra, the blue-pigmented hair swept up in an elaborate double knot with loose curling tresses falling on the shoulders, a five-point diadem with traces of red pigment and tied with billowing ribbons crowning the regal brow, with heavy earrings and elaborate jewelry adorning the body, limbs, and feet, a celestial sash wrapped about the shoulders and arms, the dhoti secured about the waist with a jeweled belt and gathered in neat folds at the hem, all supported on a double-lotus base sealed with a copper plate inscribed with a vishvavajra
Height 9 1/8 in., 23.2 cm
Provenance:
The Chang Foundation Collection.
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cast in vajraparyankasana with the hands holding a bumpa whilst clasped in dhyana mudra, the blue-pigmented hair swept up in an elaborate double knot with loose curling tresses falling on the shoulders, a five-point diadem with traces of red pigment and tied with billowing ribbons crowning the regal brow, with heavy earrings and elaborate jewelry adorning the body, limbs, and feet, a celestial sash wrapped about the shoulders and arms, the dhoti secured about the waist with a jeweled belt and gathered in neat folds at the hem, all supported on a double-lotus base sealed with a copper plate inscribed with a vishvavajra
Height 9 1/8 in., 23.2 cm
Provenance:
The Chang Foundation Collection.
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