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A PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU SEATED
ON GARUDA
QIANLONG SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK IN A HORIZONTAL
LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) (mark)
The fnely cast fgure depicts the four-armed Vishnu seated astride Garuda,
with one leg in rajalilasana, the right hand in karana mudra. The front of the
base bears the inscription 'Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao', 'devotedly made
during the Qianlong reign of the Great Qing', while the bottom of the base is
incised with 'Bian ru tian' (another name for Vishnu). The reverse of the base
is incised with 'de xing gen ben', which can be translated as 'the foundation of
(inscription)
virtuous conduct'.
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
£30,000-50,000 US$40,000-65,000
€35,000-58,000

清乾隆 鎏金銅毗濕奴佛及金翼鳥坐像
「大清乾隆年敬造」款
刻文: 「德行根本」 「遍入天」

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