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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ARTHUR MOORE, NEW YORK
A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF A LAMA
QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1782
Details
A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF A LAMA
QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1782
The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra, and his left hand lowered in his lap holding a tablet. He wears loose, flowing robes and a tall hood decorated with floral scrolls, which ends above the nape of the neck to show his white-enameled hair. The base is inscribed in gold with a lengthy inscription in both Chinese and Manchu, which dates the piece to the 47th year of Qianlong.
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1782
The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra, and his left hand lowered in his lap holding a tablet. He wears loose, flowing robes and a tall hood decorated with floral scrolls, which ends above the nape of the neck to show his white-enameled hair. The base is inscribed in gold with a lengthy inscription in both Chinese and Manchu, which dates the piece to the 47th year of Qianlong.
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York prior to 1970.
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