A GILT-BRONZE REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF SEATED AMITAYUS, Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th ct., seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, cape draped over his shoulders, its streamers encircling his arms and finials falling over the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a five-leaf tiara, unsealed - Provenance: Former German private collection partly assembled prior 1970, in general collected prior 2007 - Very slightly chipped, vase lost