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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMITAYUS A GILT BRONZE LION
CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

Seated in dhyanasana on a pedestal with foliate supports, his hands Standing four-square with his head tilted up and to the left, wearing a
resting in his lap, the robe draped over one shoulder and billowing saddle blanket and a chain-link collar, his upturned face surmounted
over the edge of the base at front center, adorned with various by a thick tufted mane
foliate jewelry, the face serene with downcast eyes surmounted by 6ƒ in. (16 cm.) long
a tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon, ftted with a separate
fame-bordered aureole $6,000-8,000
7√ in. (20 cm.) high
PROVENANCE:
$5,000-7,000
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
PROVENANCE:
PUBLISHED:
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24069
PUBLISHED:

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24068

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