Rare porcelain amitayus

Rare porcelain amitayus depicted seated in dhyanasana, wearing a fine embroidered dhoti forming harmonious folds in front of him and adorned with elegant lotus scrolls on a turquoise and blue background, his chest uncovered and embellished with the swastika cross, his right hand raised, the left in avakashamudra, adorned with precious jewels and a five-pointed crown. Her golden skin is highlighted with shimmering jewels. Her shoulders are covered with a red shawl embellished with ruyi flowers and clouds. Two sections float past her elbows and fall to her thighs. Her face is serene, her forehead encircled by an elaborate tiara. Her hair is held up in a high bun, two strands falling on either side.

For a similar amitayus but in a different mudra and possibly from the same series, see Christie’s sale, December 11, 2013, lot 176.

Provenance:
-Private French collection of Monsieur TOURNET assembled in the 1920s, then by descent.

Height: 32 cm
Width: 21 cm