A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, 15TH-16TH CENTURY Tibet. Finely cast, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, wearing a dhoti secured with a belt at the waist and neatly incised with floral decorations, richly adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with turquoise and coral. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly curved brows centered by an urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair falling in strands over the shoulders and pulled up into a topknot surmounted by a jewel behind the foliate crown.

Provenance: Austrian private collection, by repute acquired 1997 in the Austrian antiques trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, particular to gilt in some areas due to extensive handling over a long period of time, few minuscule nicks and occasional light scratches, remnants of pigment, the base unsealed.

Weight: 537.6 g
Dimensions: Height 14 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, 15.2 cm high, also dated 15^th-16^th century, with similar incised decoration to the robe, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 11 September 2019, lot 347, sold for USD 11,875.

十五至十六世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐蓮像
西藏。鑄造精良，坐於雙層珠紋蓮花上，身披束帶，腰間繫著腰帶，花卉紋，配飾鑲嵌著綠松石和珊瑚。面容安詳，杏仁狀的眼睛，彎曲的眉毛，兩眉之間有白毫，兩側是長長的耳垂，大耳環。頭髮披散在肩膀上，在葉冠後面鑲嵌著一顆寶石。

來源：奧地利私人收藏，據説 1997年購於奧地利古玩市場。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，局部鎏金磨損，少量微小的劃痕，顏料餘留，底座未密封。

重量：537.6 克
尺寸：高14 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿彌陀佛造像，高15.2 厘米，十五至十六世紀，天衣上有相似紋飾，見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art 2019年9月11日 lot 347, 售價USD 11,875。