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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品
Lots 247-250
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TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF AMITAYUS AND A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF TARA
AVALOKITESHVARA SHADAKSHARI 17th century
16th century The Bodhisattva cast with her body standing on a lotus pedestal, her
The larger figure of Amitayus cast seated cross-legged in dhyanasana right hand raised in varada mudra holding the stem of a lotus blossom
on a double-lotus pedestal, with a serene expression under an resting on her shoulder and her left in kartari mudra, adorned with a tall
elaborate headdress, adorned with elaborate necklaces and jewellery diadem and beaded jewelry, wearing a robe folded over her shoulder
inset with turquoise, the hands folded in dhyana mudra holding the and a scarf around the waist trailing downwards.
eternal vase, 11cm (4 1/4in) high; the smaller figure cast with four 20cm (7 7/8in) high.
arms, the two principal hands together in anjali mudra, 9cm (3 1/2in)
high. (2). £2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000 十七世紀 銅鎏金度母立像

十六世紀 銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像及四首觀音菩薩坐像 Provenance: a distinguished English private collection

Provenance: a distinguished English private collection 來源： 顯貴英國私人收藏

來源：顯貴英國私人收藏

Compare with a similar gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, 16th century, in
the British Museum, London and illustrated by U.von Schroeder, Indo-
Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p.440, fig.118b.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
138 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.