Page 134 - Fine Chinese Art Bonhams London May 2018

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女士藏品
Lots 108 - 109
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A COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF AMITAYUS Known as the Buddha of Long Life, Amitayus is a very popular
Tibet, 16th century meditational deity in Vajravana Buddhism where he is highly revered
Seated cross-legged atop a double-lotus base and the hands held for his longevity attributes, pure perception and awareness of
in dhyana mudra, adorned with turquoise-inlaid jewellery and flanked the emptiness of phenomena. According to the ‘Larger Sutra of
by two stems of blossoming lotus, with downcast eyes in meditative Immeasurable Life’, compiled during the 1st or 2nd century A.D, the
contemplation surmounted by a foliate crown and a jewelled chignon. infinite merits possessed by the deity resulted from the performance
18.5cm (7 1/4in) high. of good deeds in his past lives as a bodhisattva named Dharmakara.
Having attained enlightenment, the deity was believed to reside in the
£10,000 - 15,000 wondrous land of Sukhavati. Compare with a similar silver and copper
CNY89,000 - 130,000 alloy figure of Amitayus, 16th century, which was sold by Bonhams
New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3078.
西藏 十六世紀 銅無量壽佛坐像

Provenance: a French private collection

來源： 法國私人收藏

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