A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY | 明十六 / 十七世紀 銅局部鎏金阿彌陀佛坐像

A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA

MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

明十六 / 十七世紀 銅局部鎏金阿彌陀佛坐像

seated in vajraparyankasana with hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing a long flowing garment chased with scrolling floral patterns, sashed at the waist, the exposed chest centred with a wan symbol, the serene face with meditative expression below thin arched brows and an urna, surmounted by hair arranged in rows of tightly coiled hair, flanked by a pair of pendulous earlobes

Height 38.1 cm, 15 in.