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PROPERTY FROM A DANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION

A GILT BRONZE AND REPOUSSE FIGURE
OF AMITAYUS
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

the gure seated in dhyanasana, the hands in dhyanamudra,
supporting a ower, wearing a dhoti and ornately inlaid body
jewellery, including large scrolling pendant earrings and ve-
point pendant crown, on a double-lotus base
23.5 cm, 9¼ in.

£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 96,500-145,000 US$ 12,500-18,700

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD, DATED 1770

cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth, the hands
held in dhyanamudra, wearing a simple robe draped over the
left shoulder leaving the right exposed as well as the jewelled
necklace, the face with a meditative expression beneath a
coi ure behind a ve-leaf tiara, all framed by a separately cast

aming 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)
21.3 cm, 8⅜ in.

಴£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

1770

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A PARCEL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF
AMITAYUS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal base
with hands joined in dhyanamudra, dressed in a dhoti with
foliate borders, with a billowing celestial scarf around his
shoulders and arms, adorned with jewellery inlaid with
hard stones and large wheel-shaped earrings, the face with
benevolent expression surmounted by a high chignon
18 cm, 7 in.

಴£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000

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