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Amitayus China, Qianlong period,
second half of the 18th cen…
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Amitayus China, Qianlong period,
second half of the 18th cen…
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Estimate €1,200 - €1,800
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Description
Amitayus
China, Qianlong period,
second half of the 18th century
Gilded copper alloy Height 18.5 cm
Classical representation of Amitayus richly adorned and crowned,
seated in vajrasana on a rectangular architectural base, hands in dhyana mudra
dhyana mudra that originally held the vase containing the liquor of immortality
of immortality (Amrita). It was originally leaning against
to a mandorla.
This sculpture is part of a well-known body of work produced
during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795).
Some examples are dated 1760-1770.
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