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CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
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DEUX STATUES D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE DORE ET LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Both sit in vajrasana on a shaped plinth. They are holding their hands in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha. They are wearing dhoti, scarf across their chest, and are bejewelled. Their faces display a serene expression; unsealed.
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.), a wood stand
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Both sit in vajrasana on a shaped plinth. They are holding their hands in dhyanamudra supporting the kalasha. They are wearing dhoti, scarf across their chest, and are bejewelled. Their faces display a serene expression; unsealed.
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.), a wood stand
Provenance
The gilt-bronze one: from the Meyer collection, Hanover, acquired in Germany in the 1950s, by repute.
The gilt-lacquered one: from the Eggert collection, Berlin, acquired in the 1980s, by repute.
Property from a German family collection.
The gilt-lacquered one: from the Eggert collection, Berlin, acquired in the 1980s, by repute.
Property from a German family collection.
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE AND A GILT-LACQUERED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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