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A POLYCHROME GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
AMITAYUS
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD DATED
GENGYIN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1770
cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with hands
held in dhyanamudra, the silver-coloured figure dressed in a
robe draped over the left shoulder leaving the right exposed,
the face with a meditative expression beneath a five-leaf
tiara, the front of the plinth with an inscription reading Da
Qing Qianlong gengyin nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the
gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing
dynasty, corresponding to 1770)
18 cm, 7 in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,700-62,500 US$ 5,400-8,000
清乾隆庚寅年（1770）
鎏金銅加彩無量壽佛坐像
《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD DATED
GENGYIN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1770
cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with
hands held in dhyanamudra, dressed in a robe draped over
the left shoulder leaving the right exposed, the face with a
meditative expression beneath a five-leaf tiara, all framed by
a separately cast flaming mandorla, the front of the plinth
with an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong gengyin nian
jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the
Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to
1770)
(2)
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,700-62,500 US$ 5,400-8,000
清乾隆庚寅年（1770）
鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像
《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款
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