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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品

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A RARE SET OF THREE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES The technique of coating carved wood figures with gilt-lacquer
OF THE BUDDHA appears to have emerged during the early part of the Ming dynasty
17th/18th century and continued into the Qing dynasty. The physical characteristics of
The trinity including Bhaishajyaguru, Shakyamuni and Amitayus, all the present lot echo those of Tibetan gilt-bronze images and reflects
depicted seated in dhyanasana wearing pleated garments open at the influence of Tibetan Buddhism on Chinese art.
the chest, the serene faces with a meditative expression below thin
arched brows and an urna, the hair arranged in rows of small whorls Compare with a related gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, 18th
beneath a bud-shaped ushnisha, Bhaishajyaguru with the right hand in century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2014,
dhyanamudra, the left above his lap, Shakyamuni with the right hand lot 437.
in bhumisparsamudra and the left in dhyanamudra, Amitayus with both
hands folded in dhyanamudra. The largest 55.2cm (21 7/8in) high. (3).

£15,000 - 20,000
CNY130,000 - 180,000

十七/十八世紀 木漆金佛像一組三件

Provenance: purchased from P.C. Lu in Hong Kong, circa 1980’s

來源：約二十世紀八十年代，購自香港古董商P.C. Lu
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