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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 610

A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA , MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD

A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA
MING DYNASTY
明 銅漆金阿彌陀佛坐像

well cast in a meditative pose, seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a long flowing robe
with floral-chased borders draping over the shoulders revealing the chest, the matching ribbon-tied dhoti gathered in neat folds
around the waist, the peaceful face with gently arched brows and downcast eyes, framed by pendulous ears and tight curls
surmounted by the ushnisha, all supported on a double-lotus base, wood stand (2)

Height 16⅜ in., 41.5 cm

Provenance
Sotheby's London, 26th May 1964, lot 44.
English Private Collection, and thence by descent.

來源
倫敦蘇富比1964年5月26日，編號44
英國私人收藏，此後家族傳承

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