Statuette d'Amitayus en bronze doré Chine, marque et epoque Qianlong (1736-1795), datée 1770

assis en vajraparyankasana, les mains en dhyana mudra, geste de la méditation, tenant un "vase de vie" en corail rouge, paré de nombreux bijoux, un haut diadème et de larges boucles d'oreilles cernent le visage, les cheveux relevés en chignon, vêtu d'un drapé recouvrant l'épaule gauche, et retombant sur le socle sculpté et ajouré, un halo flammé derrière, traces de pigments bleu sur la chevelure, la base incisée da Qing Qianlong geng yin nian jing zao en commémoration du soixantième anniversaire de l'empereur

The figure base and the halo constructed in parts and soldered together. The figure damaged to the face and crown resulting in the bridge of the nose pushed inwards, and the central and right side of the crown leaves pushed backwards. A dent to the upper proper left shoulder. Minor dents overall. The vase held in the hands now missing and replaced by a coral bead. Losses to the original paint on the hair and crown. Please use the zoom feature on our website at www.sothebys.com/ browse catalogue to closely inspect the surface texture of the sculpture.
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