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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 鎏金銅黃財神

The rotund fgure is seated on the back of a fre-spewing dragon,
his right hand is raised and his left is holding a mongoose. He is
dressed in a billowing dhoti and adorned with beaded jewellery, the
bearded face with wide eyes and bushy brows is surmounted with
a foliate tiara and backed by a streaming ribbon.

12º in. (31 cm.) high

£6,000-8,000 $9,100-12,000
€8,200-11,000

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像

The fgure is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his
hands held in the lap. He is dressed in a dhoti with the folds piled
elegantly below the ankles. The face is serene with bow-shaped mouth
and elongated eyes fanked by large earrings below the ornate crown,
and the hair is pulled up in a topknot.

7º in. (18.5 cm.) high

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100

PROVENANCE:

Property from a private Australian collection, acquired by the vendor’s
father in Hong Kong in the 1980s.

來源：澳大利亞私人舊藏，現藏家父親於1980年代
購自香港

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