Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus
Buddha Amitayus

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The Buddha Amitayus is a form of the Buddha with a richly dressed bodhisattva-like appearance (as opposed to the more austere classic Buddha appearance) but in this specific pose and hand placement. The hands would formerly have supported a lost or removed (as is not uncommon) long-life vase for the nectar of immortality (Amitayus is known as the Buddha of Infinite Life). Since Amitayus is associated with granting longevity, many very similar figures were made on the occasion of the 80th birthday (in 1773) of the Qianlong emperor's mother, and this may be one of them.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

Buddha Amitayus

Date

1736–1795

Medium

gilded bronze

Measurements

H 21.3 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

EA1968.51

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

named on object: Qianlong (ruled 1736 – 1795)

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