A GILT-DECORATED FAMILLE-ROSE-ENAMELED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
PROPERTY FROM A NORTH-AMERICAN CHINESE FAMILY COLLECTION, FORMED DURING THE LATE QING DYNASTY
A GILT-DECORATED FAMILLE-ROSE-ENAMELED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

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A GILT-DECORATED FAMILLE-ROSE-ENAMELED FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Seated in dhyanasana on an integral lotus base, with hands in dhyana mudra supporting a vase containing a flaming lotus, the figure dressed in a yellow dhoti and green shawl with yellow dots left open at the chest to expose the elaborately jeweled necklace, the blue-enameled hair pulled up into a high jeweled chignon behind a five-point crown and trailing down onto the shoulders, the body covered in rich gilding
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1911, thence by descent within the family.

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