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A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The fgure is modelled with both hands in dhyana mudra and seated in dhyanasana,
holding an ambrosia fask. The seated fgure is wearing long robes and is adorned with
elaborate jewellery, all on top of a separate double-lotus base.
11æ in. (29.8 cm.) high overall.

£80,000-120,000 $110,000-150,000
€92,000-140,000

PROVENANCE

From an important Asian collection of Chinese art

Amitayus (Tibetan: Ts’e dpag med) is known as the ‘Buddha of Infnite Life’ and
the ‘One who grants long life’. As one of the most popular deities from the Tibetan
Buddhist pantheon, its typical iconography is recognised by the seated full-lotus
posture, dhyanasana, with hands in meditation supporting a vessel known as a
Kalasha which holds the elixir of immortality.

A very similar fgure was sold in Christies Hong Kong, 28 may 2014, lot 3465

清乾隆 粉彩描金無量壽佛坐像
來源:亞洲重要私人珍藏

82 FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART