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A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
Probably 18th century Qianlong nine-character mark and of the period
Seated on a tall, stepped, double lotus plinth with finely beaded edges The Buddha seated in padmasana upon a rectangular plinth wearing
and engraved decorative borders, the deity wearing a diaphanous full princely garments, with a five-pointed crown, all surrounded with a
dhoti and finely detailed, beaded jewellery and five-pointed crown all flaming mandorla. 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high (2).
inlaid with turquoise and ruby glass, his hands holding a faceted coral
sphere. £2,000 - 3,000
20.5cm (8in) high CNY18,000 - 27,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 44,000 Provenance
HK$33,000 - 55,000 A distinguished European Private Collection and thence by descent.
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