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A FAMILLE-ROSE AND GILT FIGURE OF
AMITAYUS
seated in dhyanasana, the hands held in dhyana mudra
supporting a vase, the shoulders draped with a billowing
lime-green shawl detailed with stylised lotus scrolls, the
dhoti with an outer layer decorated with gilt floral scrolls
on an iron-red ground revealing the bright turquoise inner
layer with further floral roundels, the gilt body adorned
with ornamental jewels, the serene face surmounted with
a five-leaf crown over blue hair swept into a topknot with
the rest falling over the shoulders
Height 24.5 cm, 9⅝ in.

£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 59,000-78,500 US$ 7,500-10,000
粉彩描金無量壽佛坐像

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A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE AND
GILT BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
painted and gilt to the top of the cover with a central
stylised shou roundel surrounded by lotus blossoms
borne on intertwining foliage and four bats with
outstretched wings, the sides of the box similarly
decorated, all reserved against a rich turquoise ground,
the rims gilt, the base and interiors enamelled in
turquoise
(2)
Length 16 cm, 6¼ in. 263

‡ £ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 39,100-59,000 US$ 5,000-7,500
清乾隆 松綠地粉彩描金福壽同慶紋蓋盒

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