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           VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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           A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS  A BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED       A GILT-LACQUER WHITE METAL
           18th Century                      BUDDHA                           BUDDHA
           Seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus base,  Thailand, 15th/16th century   17th/18th century
           his hands in dhyanamudra, dressed in a fine   Sturdily cast seated in maravijaya above   Seated in dhyanasana with one hand resting
           dhoti, the face set in a meditative expression,  a tripod pedestal, his right hand in   on the lap, the other raised, dressed in long
           surmounted by a high chignon and flanked   bhumisparsha mudra and left resting on the   flowing robes with patterned hems, with the
           with long pendulous earlobes suspending   lap, dressed in a diaphanous sanghati with a   chest bare, boxed.
           round earrings, the base sealed.   pleat draped over his left shoulder, the face   19cm (7 1/2in)high (2).
           17cm (6 3/4in) high               cast in a serene expression, with the eyes
                                             downcast, flanked by elongated earlobes,   £2,500 - 3,000
           £3,000 - 5,000                    below curled hair. 65.5cm (25 3/4in) high  HK$24,000 - 29,000
           HK$29,000 - 49,000                                                 CNY21,000 - 26,000
           CNY26,000 - 43,000                £4,000 - 6,000
                                             HK$39,000 - 58,000               Provenance
                                             CNY34,000 - 51,000               Sotheby’s London, 9 & 10 November 2005,
                                                                              lot 613.





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