Page 34 - Sothebys Chinese Art St. George St London May 2018

252

PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GILT!BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD, DATED 1770
cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with
hands held in dhyanamudra, dressed in a robe draped over
the left shoulder leaving the right exposed, the face with a
meditative expression beneath a Þ ve-leaf tiara, all framed by a
separately cast ß aming mandorla, the front of the plinth with
an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong gengyin nian jingzao
(Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong
period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770)
(2)
21.5 cm, 8½ in.
£ 4,000-6,000 US$ 5,700-8,500
252
૶৻ඤֲ੓ϋ€  ⺗ږზೌඎྪНѬ྅
ɽ૶৻ඤֲ੓ϋหி‘ಛ

253
TWO GILT!BRONZE FIGURES OF ELEVEN!
HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
each Þ gure cast standing with eight arms and eleven heads,
arranged in three tiers, surmounted by the head of Amitabha,
the principal hands held in anjalimudra, the other six fanned
out, adorned with jewellery and a billowing celestial scarf
(3)
The largest: 17.5 cm, 6⅞ in.
£ 4,000-6,000 US$ 5,700-8,500

૶ɤɞ ɤɘ˰ߏ ⺗ږზɤɓࠦᝈࠪͭ྅ɓଡ଼Շయ
253

254

PROPERTY FROM AN IRISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GILT!BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the right hand
holding a bead, the left in vitarkamudra, supporting two uptala
lotuses, wearing a dhoti and shawl draped over both shoulders,
the face with a serene downcast expression, below a Þ ve-petal
crown
17.3 cm, 6½ in.
£ 2,000-3,000 US$ 2,850-4,250

૶ੰဢ ⺗ږზೌඎྪНѬ྅

254

32 SOTHEBY’S