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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
SOLD TO BENEFIT MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES IN ASIA
亞洲私人珍藏 — 有關收益將捐贈予亞洲精神健康慈善機構

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A PARCEL-GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHA
QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
(1736-1795)
The three-faced deity is cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base.
His extended arms are holding various attributes such as ghanta,
lotus and ratna, and is richly adorned with beaded necklaces and
jewellery. The legs are covered in a dhoti with finely incised hems.
The three gold-painted faces have serene expressions, each
crowned by a tall foliate diadem with traces of blue pigment to the
swept back hair tied into a topknot. The stand is cast with a seven-
character mark on the raised platform and incised on the front of
the base with a three-character inscription reading chengjiufo,
'Amoghasiddhi'; and a six-character incription on the back of the
base reading wushang yangti genben, 'anuttara-yogatantra (pha
rgyud)'.
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, box
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

Compare to a bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi with skin cold painted in gold
in the collection of Beijing Palace Museum, which is very similar in style
and size to the current figure, see Statues in the Sanctuary of Buddhist
Essence, Beijing, 2013, p.137, no. 192.

清乾隆 銅成就佛像 「大清乾隆年敬造」鑄款
底座銘文：
前：「大清乾隆年敬造」、「成就佛」
後：「無上陽體根本」
北京故宮藏一尊造型及尺寸非常近似的銅成就佛像，著錄於《梵華樓藏寶－
佛像》，上冊，北京，2013 年，頁 137，192 號。

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