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Amitayus, Himalayan art, Chinese art, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan culture, Chinese culture, Sino-Tibetan style, Qing 1644–1911, Buddha iconography, ushnisha, inscriptions, crowns, lotus throne iconography, halos. Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite Life, shown seated in a meditative pose with hands folded in a meditative gesture. Hair styled in a chignon with a high bun tied on top of the head; hair is covered in blue. Head adorned with a five-leaf crown inlaid with semi-precious stones, set on a headband mounted on the underside. Back painted orange. The hair flowing to the shoulders, the sash covering the shoulders, the stones, and the earrings probably large, flower-shaped, falling on the shoulders are missing. Bottom of the sculpture closed with a wooden plaque secured with metal pins and mortar; the plaque bears a drawing of a quadruple vajra. Date: 1770. Place of origin: China. Sculpture. Height 22.0 cm; width 11.5 cm; depth 8.9 cm., A gilded seated figure on an ornate throne viewed in profile, showing a figure with a headdress and long hair or decorative elements falling behind the head, a floral ear ornament, and hands resting in the lap; the throne has a tall, carved back with layered decorative motifs and a pierced, scrolling base with cloudlike patterns; visible colors include gold, blue, brown, and hints of darker worn areas on the gilding, all set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_101

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60.2Mb (3.7Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

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Amitayus Himalayan art Chinese art Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan culture Chinese culture Sino-Tibetan style Qing 1644–1911 Buddha iconography ushnisha inscriptions crowns lotus throne iconography halos Buddha Infinite Life shown seated meditative pose hands folded meditative gesture Hair styled chignon high bun tied top head hair covered blue Head adorned five-leaf crown inlaid semi-precious stones set headband mounted underside Back painted orange hair flowing shoulders sash covering stones earrings large flower-shaped falling missing Bottom sculpture closed wooden plaque secured metal pins mortar plaque bears drawing quadruple vajra Date 1770 Place origin China Sculpture Height 22.0 cm width 11.5 cm depth 8.9 cm gilded seated figure ornate throne viewed profile showing headdress long hair decorative elements falling floral ear ornament hands resting lap throne tall carved back layered decorative motifs pierced scrolling base cloudlike patterns visible colors include gold brown hints darker worn areas gilding neutral gray background.