A RARE LARGE OCHRE, GREEN, TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED SEATED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) The figure is modeled seated in dhyanasana upon a separate lotus leaf-form base, dressed in a flowing dhoti and draped in elaborate jewels, the hands held in dhyanamudra supporting a vase. The head is adorned with a foliate crown, and has a long tubular fitting at the base of the neck allowing it to fit into the body. 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high Provenance Frank Caro, successor to C. T. Loo (according to label). Acquired in Newtown, Massachusetts, 1970s, and thence by descent to the present owner.
A RARE LARGE OCHRE, GREEN, TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED SEATED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) The figure is modeled seated in dhyanasana upon a separate lotus leaf-form base, dressed in a flowing dhoti and draped in elaborate jewels, the hands held in dhyanamudra supporting a vase. The head is adorned with a foliate crown, and has a long tubular fitting at the base of the neck allowing it to fit into the body. 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high Provenance Frank Caro, successor to C. T. Loo (according to label). Acquired in Newtown, Massachusetts, 1970s, and thence by descent to the present owner.
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