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Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Amitayus - AM.0175
Origin: Tibet
Circa: 1700
AD
to 1900
AD
Dimensions:
9.4" (23.9cm) high
x 7" (17.8cm) wide
Collection: Asian Art
Medium: Gilt Bronze
Additional Information: SOLD. Art Logic—Peter Sloan, 2007
Location: Great Britain
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Amitayus, or the Buddha of Infinite
Life, is
especially venerated in Tibetan
Buddhism.
Seated
in the dhyanasana position on a lotus
pedestal,
the hands are arranged in dhyana mudra.
They
support a bejewelled flask which was
meant
to
contain the nectar of immortality. The
large
leaf
which rises from the flask is an ashok,
or
anti-
suffering tree. Amitayus is invoked by
those
seeking long life. As was customary in
Tibetan
depictions of this buddha, the figure
wears
elaborate clothes and jewellery in the
manner
of
a
bodhisattva. The diadem is inlaid with
turquoise
stones and behind this the hair is
arranged in
a
high chignon, mounted with a gold
finial.
Traces of blue pigment are visible
in hair on the reverse. The large
earrings are
diamond shaped and the tiered pendant
worn
around the neck is particularly
splendid. The
celestial scarf runs across the back of
the
shoulders and around the arms,
terminating
in
elegant leaf-shaped curls. The
expression of
the
buddha is one of meditation with
downcast
eyes
and a small mouth fixed in a permanent
smile.
- (AM.0175)
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