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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the eight arms
held in various mudras, wearing a shawl and dhoti hemmed
with floral scrolls, its loose folds falling over the crossed-
legs, with a billowing celestial scarf draped around the arms,
adorned in layered chains of jewelry, the three faces in
meditative expression with eyes cast down, framed by large
floral earrings, crowned by jewelled tiaras surrounding a high
chignon
19 cm, 7½ in.
£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 103,000-154,000 US$ 13,100-19,700
清十八世紀 鎏金銅尊勝佛母坐像
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A SET OF THREE SMALL GILT-BRONZE
FIGURES OF BUDDHAS
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
each seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, wearing
a sanghati draped over one shoulder, the face with serene
expression; the left figure, the Dīpankara Buddha, with
both arms raised before the chest with hands held in
dharmachakramudra; the middle figure, the Shakyamuni
Buddha, with left hand in dhyanamudra and right hand in 109
bhumisparshamudra; the right figure, possibly the Maitreya
Buddha, with hands held in dharmachakramudra
(3)
each 9.9 cm, 3⅞ in.
£ 15,000-25,000
HK$ 154,000-257,000 US$ 19,700-32,800
清乾隆 鎏金銅佛坐像一組三尊
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