Lot Essay
Charles Laval (1896-1979) was a Belgian engineer who worked for the Belgian 'Compagnie de Tramways et d'Eclairage de Tientsin' from 1934 to 1938 in Tianjin, China.
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PROPERTY OF A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
RARE STATUE D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Details
RARE STATUE D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
The figure sits in vajrasana on a lotus base, with both hands in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha. He is dressed in a dhoti, a scarf and jewelry partly set with semi-precious stones. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose bridge. His blue coloured hair is combed in the jatamakuta and secured with a tiara; resealed.
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
The figure sits in vajrasana on a lotus base, with both hands in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha. He is dressed in a dhoti, a scarf and jewelry partly set with semi-precious stones. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose bridge. His blue coloured hair is combed in the jatamakuta and secured with a tiara; resealed.
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high
Provenance
From the collection of the late Charles and Ghislaine Laval, acquired between 1934 and 1938, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Further details
A FINE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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