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A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
Tibet, circa 16th century
The figure seated in vajraparyankasana on a beaded double-lotus
base, the right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra, the left holding an
alms bowl, wearing a pleated robe draped over the left shoulder, the
serene face with a meditative expression, the hair arranged in tight
curls surrounding the ushnisha and the domed jewel.
17cm (6 6/8in) high

£4,000 - 6,000 CNY39,000 - 58,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000

西藏約十六世紀 赤銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐像

Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist
Art

Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.119, pl.24 (the catalogue is offered as
part of the lot).

來源： Jeannette Claude Jongen夫人珍藏佛教藝術品

收錄及出版： A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de L’Himalaya,
布魯塞爾, 1978年, 頁119, 圖24 （此拍品將附贈圖錄一冊）

Compare the similar high ushnisha, face, and raised beaded hems
on a Bhaishajyaguru and Shakyamuni sold at Christie’s New York,
16 September 2008, lot 523 and 13 September 2011, lot 313,
respectively. Also see Kramrisch, The Art of Nepal, New York, 1964,
no.52, p.85.

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A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
Tibet, 16th/17th century
The deity seated in in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base,
holding a jivana-kalasha, wearing detailed robes and beaded jewellery
inlaid with hardstones, the face with serene expression, the high
chignon supporting a foliate finial and surrounding a five-pointed
crown, the base sealed and incised with a double vajra.
16.5cm (6 1/2in) high

£3,000 - 4,000 CNY29,000 - 39,000
HK$35,000 - 47,000

西藏十六/十七世紀 赤銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像

Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist Art

Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.120, pl.26 (the catalogue is offered as
part of the lot).

來源： Jeannette Claude Jongen夫人珍藏佛教藝術品

收錄及出版： A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de L’Himalaya,
布魯塞爾, 1978年, 頁120, 圖26 (此拍品將附贈圖錄一冊)

Amitayus as the ‘Buddha of Eternal life’ is highly revered in China and 85
Mongolia because of his special ability to prolong life.