Caption

Amitayus, Buddhist/Tibetan/Himalayan/Mongolian art; Himalayan and Mongolian culture; Buddha iconography with ushnisha, lotus throne, vajras; sculpture/figurine/cult object; inner Mongolia; 2nd half of the 18th–1st half of the 19th century; height 37.5 cm; weight 2.12 kg., A seated sculptural figure with a dark brown body and bright gold decorative elements, wearing an ornate gold crown with floral and scrolling motifs and gold ear ornaments; the figure has a calm facial expression and a small circular mark on the forehead, with gold detailing on the chest and a sash across the torso; the arms and hands rest in the lap with gold bracelets and arm ornaments, and the lower body is draped in gold-adorned garments; the figure sits on a carved wooden pedestal with a reddish-brown finish and rounded lotus petal shapes; the background is a plain neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_346

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amitayus Buddhist Tibetan Himalayan Mongolian art Mongolian culture Buddha iconography ushnisha lotus throne vajras sculpture figurine cult object inner Mongolia 2nd half 18th–1st half 19th century height 37.5 cm weight 2.12 kg seated sculptural figure dark brown body bright gold decorative elements wearing ornate gold crown floral scrolling motifs gold ear ornaments figure calm facial expression small circular mark forehead gold detailing chest sash across torso arms hands rest lap gold bracelets arm ornaments lower body draped gold-adorned garments figure sits carved wooden pedestal reddish-brown finish rounded lotus petal shapes background plain neutral gray.