A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED AMITAYUS
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED AMITAYUS

QIANLONG INCISED NINE-CHARACTER MARK, CYCLICALLY DATED TO THE GENGYIN YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1770 AND OF THE PERIOD

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED AMITAYUS
QIANLONG INCISED NINE-CHARACTER MARK, CYCLICALLY DATED TO THE GENGYIN YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1770 AND OF THE PERIOD
The figure is modelled seated in vajrasana on a rectangular plinth with his hands in dhyanamudra. He is wearing a jewelled necklace and robes draped over the left shoulder leaving the right shoulder exposed. The figure is framed by a detachable copper flaming mandorla decorated with enamel.
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high, overall

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The inscription Da Qing Qianlong gengyin nian jingzao can be translated as: 'respectfully made in the gengyin year of Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty'.

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