A SILVER FIGURE OF AMITAYUS


TIBET, 17TH/18TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61789 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) high
|This fine silver sculpture shows The Buddha of Long-Life with the elixir of longevity in his lap. The stylized flying mantle, and the shape of the lotus petals, are shared by a bronze Tara in the Qing Palace Collection (see Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.258, no.247). The upturned fishtail scarf-end is also seen on an Acala sculpture in Qing Palace Collection (ibid., p.158, no.151). 銀質無量壽佛像 西藏，十七/十八世紀 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61789號高10.5釐米（4 1/8英吋） 300,000-500,000 港元 此尊端莊肅穆的造像呈現無量壽佛手持長壽甘露寶瓶於膝間。飄逸生動的肩搭帔帛，以及其下蓮瓣的造形皆與清宮收藏的一尊度母銅像相似（參見《藏傳佛教造像》，香港，2008年，頁258，247號）。上翹的魚尾狀絲帶也與清宮的一尊不動明王像相似（同上，頁158，151號）。