Caption

Amitayus, creator unknown, Buddhist/Tibetan/Himalayan/Mongolian art; Himalayan and Mongolian cultures; Buddha iconography with ushnisha, lotus throne, and vajras; 2nd half of the 18th–1st half of the 19th century; Inner Mongolia origin; sculpture/figurine cult object; height 37.5 cm; weight 2.12 kg., A seated statue of a figure on a rounded lotus base, rendered in dark brown and gold tones, with a dark brown body and gilded highlights on the headpiece, chest, belt, arms, and lower garment; the figure wears an ornate multi-lobed crown with decorative elements in gold and small green accents, and has stylized gold ear ornaments and flowing gold ribbons at the sides of the head; the torso shows decorative gold patterns and circular motifs, with gold bands around the upper arms and wrists and a gold sash at the waist; the hands rest in the lap in a meditative gesture and the legs are crossed beneath a draped gold lower garment that has carved folds; the lotus base is dark brown with carved petal shapes and a gold rim above it, all set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_347

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amitayus creator unknown Buddhist Tibetan Himalayan Mongolian art Mongolian cultures Buddha iconography ushnisha lotus throne vajras 2nd half 18th–1st half 19th century Inner Mongolia origin sculpture figurine cult object height 37.5 cm weight 2.12 kg seated statue figure rounded lotus base rendered dark brown gold tones dark brown body gilded highlights headpiece chest belt arms lower garment figure wears ornate multi-lobed crown decorative elements gold small green accents stylized ear ornaments flowing ribbons sides head torso decorative patterns circular motifs gold bands upper arms wrists gold sash waist hands rest lap meditative gesture legs crossed beneath draped carved folds lotus base carved petal shapes gold rim set neutral gray background.