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A COPPER ALLOY SHRINE TO AMITAYUS This finely cast bronze emulates the medieval Pala style. Originals
QING DYNASTY, PALA REVIVAL, 18TH CENTURY were first introduced to China through exchanges between Tibetan
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61531 monasteries and the Yuan court (1279-1368). By the 18th century,
8 in. (20.3 cm) high the Qing Palace Collection had assembled a significant holding of
examples to draw from. This bronze’s rectangular footed base and
openwork design is a clear nod to the Pala style. The same is seen
$15,000 - 20,000
on a 10th-century Vajrasattva published in Uhlig, On The Path to
Enlightenment, Zurich, 1995, pp.58-9, no.20. This lot compares
清朝 帕拉復興風格 十八世紀 無量壽佛銅坐像 closely to other enshrined 18th-century examples published in Lipton
& Ragnubs, Treasures of Tibetan Art, New York, 1996, p.108, no.46;
the Palace Museum, Beijing, Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong,
2008, p.222, no.211; and one sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 7
October 2015, lot 3118.

Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 October 1964, lot 85
Private California Collection

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