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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
DEUX STATUES D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
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DEUX STATUES D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Both sit in vajrasana on a lotus base, each with their hands in dhynamudra, and one is supporting the kalasha. They are wearing dhoti, scarf, and are bejewelled. Their faces display serene expressions with downcast eyes; both unsealed.
4 ¼ in. and 4 1/8 in. (10.7 cm. and 10.5 cm.)
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Both sit in vajrasana on a lotus base, each with their hands in dhynamudra, and one is supporting the kalasha. They are wearing dhoti, scarf, and are bejewelled. Their faces display serene expressions with downcast eyes; both unsealed.
4 ¼ in. and 4 1/8 in. (10.7 cm. and 10.5 cm.)
Provenance
The smaller one: by repute, from a northern German private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
The larger one: by repute, from a Munich private collection, acquired in the 1960s.
The larger one: by repute, from a Munich private collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Further details
TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF AMITAYUS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
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