A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA, cast seated in dhyanasana with the hands in dhyanamudra, the face with serene contemplative expression, flanked by pendulous ears and beneath tight curls surrounding the ushnisha, the long flowing robes over his shoulders tied at the chest and cascading into neat pleats, all supported on a three-tier lotus flower base, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), height c. 22.5 cm