A Parcel-GILT-Lacquered BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHA

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A PARCEL-GLIT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHA

QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A PARCEL-GLIT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHA
QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The three-faced deity is cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base. His extended arms are holding various attributes such as ghanta, lotus and ratna, and is richly adorned with beaded necklaces and jewellery. The legs are covered in a dhoti with finely incised hems. The three gold-painted faces have serene expressions, each crowned by a tall foliate diadem with traces of blue pigment to the swept back hair tied into a topknot. The stand is cast with a seven-character mark on the raised platform and incised on the front of the base with a three-character inscription reading chengjiufo, 'Amoghasiddhi'; and a six-character incription on the back of the base reading wushang yangti genben, 'anuttara-yogatantra (pha rgyud)'.
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, box

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Compare to a bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi with skin cold painted in gold in the collection of Beijing Palace Museum, which is very similar in style and size to the current figure, see Statues in the Sanctuary of Buddhist Essence, Beijing, 2013, p.137, no. 192.

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