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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
ZANABAZAR SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
The fgure is cast with a serene expression on his face. His hair is pulled into a
high chignon and topped by a fnial behind a fve-leaf diadem. He is seated in
dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, wearing elaborate jewellery and holding
the elixir of immortality in front of him.
6¡ in. (16.2 cm.) high
£10,000-15,000 $15,000-21,000
€12,000-17,000

Compare a similar gilt bronze Bodhisattva dated to the 17th century sold at
Christie’s New York, 15 March 2017, lot 231, and a slightly taller (21.2 cm.)
Amitayus dated to the 17th-18th century sold at Christie’s King Street, 8
November 2016, lot 148.
清十八世紀 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像
來源: 私人珍藏

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The fgure is cast seated in padmasana on a double lotus base with fnely
delineated smiling features, and hair tied in a high chignon behind a fve-leaf
diadem. The elaborately bejewelled fgure wears a celestial scarf and dhoti
which is decorated at the hem with fowers and turquoise and ruby inlays. The
left hand is raised in vitarkamudra and the left hand rests open on the right
knee in varadamudra, with each hand holding the stem of a fower which trails
up to her shoulders.
6¬ in. (17.4 cm.) high
£8,000-12,000 $12,000-17,000
€9,200-14,000

清十七/十八世紀 銅鎏金嵌彩石菩薩坐像

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