A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

portrayed with eight arms and three faces, each with three eyes, seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, one hand in varadamudra, another in karanamudra, the remaining hands posed to hold various attributes with only the integral figure of Amitabha remaining, dressed in a dhoti, scarf and adorned with jewelry, crowned by a jeweled tiara surrounding the tall chignon

Nils Nessim Collection.

The attributes held in the hands are lost. There are cracks and repairs to the ends of the scarf that hang over the figure's arms. There are patches visible to the figure's upper back, the back of the neck and the back of the lotus pedestal. There is wear to the gilding with some minor touch ups. There are a few cracks around the foot rim. There are some minor nicks and other signs of age-appropriate wear. There is light encrustation and a number written in white pigment on the base plate.
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Ushinishavijaya is one of the three Buddhist deities associated with longevity, along with Amitayus and White Tara.

A similar figure sold in these rooms 18th and 19th March 2014, lot 278.