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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A STAG A RARE PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
18th/19th Century 18th century
The recumbent stag finely carved with raised head and long prominent Seated cross-legged in dhyanasana, the deity carved with a serene
antlers, a spray in its mouth issuing a lingzhi fungus, its legs neatly facial expression and pendulous ears framed by an elaborate five-leaf
folded and tucked underneath, the stone of pale tone with russet- tiara, adorned with elaborate jewellery on the bare chest and dressed
brown inclusions. in a dhoti, the hands folded in dhyana mudra and placed on the lap,
6.3cm (2 1/2in) long. the stone of an attractive pale green tone with creamy inclusions,
wood stand. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) high (2).
£1,500 - 2,000 £4,000 - 6,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000 CNY36,000 - 53,000

十八/十九世紀 白玉帶皮仙鹿銜靈把件 十八世紀 青白玉無量壽佛坐像

Provenance: a European private collection While there are a several examples of jade carvings of Buddha,
figures of Amitayus are much rarer. For related jade figures of Buddha,
Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court collection, see the Compendium of
來源：歐洲私人收藏 Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8 Qing Dynasty, Beijing,
2011, pls.234-238 and 264-265. See two related pale green jade
figures of Buddha, dated 18th century and 18th/19th century,
respectively, which were sold in these Rooms, 8 November 2012, lot
3, and 14 May 2015, lot 115.

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