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1157 PROPERTY FROM THE WHITE GULL STUDIO
COLLECTION, MICHIGAN
1158
76 SOTHEBY’S A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
AMITAYUS
QING DYNASTY

cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne with
beaded edges with hands held in dhyanamudra,
the face with a serene expression adorned with
an urna on the forehead, the hair neatly tied into
a knotted jatamukuta behind a ve-leaf crown,
adorned with ornamental jewelry, including
earrings, beaded necklaces, bracelets, armbands
and anklets with inset stones, dressed in a
diaphanous dhoti with the folds piled elegantly
below the ankles, the base incised with a double
vajra radiating from a lotus medallion
Height 6½ in., 16.4 cm

PROVENANCE
C.K. Chen, Hong Kong, 1970-80.

$ 4,000-6,000

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1157

PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD
INCENSE BURNER (DING)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

the body supported on three slender cylindrical
legs, and crisply cast with a broad taotie mask
band divided by six vertical notched anges all
below a pair of upright handles on the rim
Height 9 in., 22.8 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of John Platt, acquired in New York
between 1890 and 1920, and thence by descent.

$ 2,000-3,000

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1158

PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION

A BRONZE TRIPOD CAULDRON

the rounded sides of the body rising from three
slender multi-faceted legs, the rim of the vessel
inverted to accommodate a lid, two upright
handles emerge from the horizontal band
demarcating the rim, the whole lightly encrusted
with green, red, and black patination
Height 11⅞ in., 30.2 cm

$ 1,000-2,000

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