QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The figure is modelled with both hands in dhyana mudra and seated in dhyanasana, holding an ambrosia flask. The seated figure is wearing long robes and is adorned with elaborate jewellery, all on top of a separate double-lotus base.
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high overall.

Provenance

From an important Asian collection of Chinese art

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Lot Essay

Amitayus (Tibetan: Ts'e dpag med) is known as the 'Buddha of Infinite Life' and the 'One who grants long life'. As one of the most popular deities from the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, its typical iconography is recognised by the seated full-lotus posture, dhyanasana, with hands in meditation supporting a vessel known as a Kalasha which holds the elixir of immortality.

A very similar figure was sold in Christies Hong Kong, 28 may 2014, lot 3465

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