Lot description
A MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT IMPERIAL EARLY MING GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS XUANDE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435) The deity is seated majestically with legs crossed in padmasana, the hands in mudra of meditation, dhyanamudra, held above the thighs, the rounded face with eyes downcast providing a benevolent expression, the hair swept back in a topknot behind an elaborate eight-leaf crown with short sashes tied behind the ears, wearing a gossamer shawl over the broad shoulders revealing a bare torso festooned with jewelled chains radiating from strands of pearls forming the central collar, the long dhoti secured by a belt decorated with rosettes around the narrow waist, beaded bracelets and armbands with foliate projections, the beaded lotus base incised with six-character reign mark, Daming Xuande Nianshi, 'Bestowed in the Xuande period of the Great Ming Dynasty' 22 1/2 in. (57.1 cm.) high
