California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 12, 2016  March 12, 2016

 Lot # 1193 
AN IMPRESSIVE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS    銅鎏金無量壽佛


  • Dimension: Height: 19 5/8 in (49.8 cm) Width: 14 in (35.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $25000
  • Estimate To: $45000

Seated in dhyanasana, with hands folded in dhyanamutra, the bodhisattva is shown wearing a shawl and dhoti, richly adorned with elaborate jewelry inlaid with turquoise and coral beads, with billowing celestial scarf around shoulders and arms, the face with meditative expression, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair pulled up in a topknot.