Lot 2867
2867
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a separately cast double petalled lotus base, with his hands in dhyanamudra. He wears a voluminous dhoti delicately incised with floral patterns and adorned with various jewellery, the face with serene expression flanked by large foliate earrings and surmounted by a five-peaked ornate tiara.
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The current figure belongs to a group of finely cast imperial gilt bronze figures from the Kangxi period. Compare to a similar gilt bronze
figure of Avalokitesvara from this group, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 Novebmer 2012, lot 2265 (fig. 1).

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