STATUETTE D'AMITAYUS EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ TIBET, VERS XVIE SIÈCLESTATUETTE D'AMITAYUS EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉTIBET, VERS XVIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205029 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.) highA 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.