A SMALL TIBETO CHINESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHA AMITABHA, 17th – 18th CENTURY Cast and chased fire gilt bronze, remnants of cold paint, sealed off base with a copper plate Tibet / China, 17th – 18th century Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal with a pearl bordure, this delightful git bronze depicts Buddha Amitabha holding a bowl in his lap with both hands. He is dressed in a neatly incised monk’s robe and has a high chignon. A well-meaning smile is playing around his lips and his eyes are cast down. Amitabha Buddha presides over the West and embodies Buddhahood's transcendence over the karmic poison desire. He is also revered just as much as Shakyamuni in East Asia as the central figure in Pure Land Buddhism, a major Mahayana subdivision. Pure Land advances an array of heavenly realms and teaches methods by which one may be reborn in one of these paradises. The cult of Amitabha in China can be traced back to at least 2nd century CE, when the Sukhavativyuha Sutra was first translated into Chinese. Shape: Figural Weight: 112 gramsDimensions: Height 6.8 cmCondition: good condition with small nicks here and there, bowl and bottom seal plate are later additions Provenance: Hungarian private collectionAuction results comparison: For a related Ming Dynasty miniature gilt Buddha (measuring 12.5 cm in height) see Sotheby’s, ARTS D'ASIE, 12 DECEMBER 2017, PARIS, lot 25.小型漢藏鎏金銅阿彌陀佛坐莲像，十七至十八世紀鎏金銅铸造，冷繪，以銅片封底，有印章 西藏 / 中國， 十七至十八世紀 造型：人物重量：112 克尺寸：高 6.8 厘米品相：良好，局部有小缺口，碗和印章銅底為後加 來源：匈牙利私人收藏