Statuette of Amitayus in gilded copper alloy, China, Qianlong mark and period, dated gengyin - 1770 The deity is seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular throne resting on four scrolled columns. Hands lowered in dhyana mudra. He wears a high, elaborate crown, and his arms and torso are adorned with jewels. His floating robes spill over the base and are adorned with a flower in the center. On the base, an incised mark 大清乾隆庚寅年敬造 - da Qing Qianlong Gengyin jingzao - "Respectfully made in the gengyin year of the Qianlong period of the great Qing". Height: 19 cm; weight: 743 g Missing mandorla and kalasa. Crack on one side; Provenance : John Crichton, Oriental Works of Art, acquired January 1965.