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Chinese Ming Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Amitayus

Currency:CAD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:9,000.00 CAD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 60,000.00 CAD
Chinese Ming Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Amitayus
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Rare and important Chinese gilt bronze figure of Amitayus; the deity shown seated in vajrasana atop a double lotus pedestal; the hair swept back in a topknot behind an elaborate five-leaf crown; the slender figure ornately dressed in shawls decorated with classic scroll at the hem with exposed torso festooned with beaded jewellery; elongated earlobes with large hanging pendant earrings; the left hand holding a ghanta, a Buddhist ritual bell, and the right hand holding a vajra, the symbolic representation of firmness of spirit and spiritual power; the base decorated with a band of alternating stylized shou longevity symbols and formalized lotus bloom; Ming Dynasty; the base incised with Tibetan script with double vajra symbol and pair of fu lion design; H: 65 cm, L: 30 cm, W: 40 cm