Description
A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE 17TH-18TH CENTURY
China, Kangxi – early Qianlong period. Heavily cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands held in dhyana mudra, the face with a serene expression, the head slightly leaning to the left and framed by an ornate five-point tiara set to either side with an upswept sash.
Provenance: From an old German private collection. By repute acquired between 1960 and 1980 and thence by descent. The backside with an old collector label, inscribed in German: “Bodhisattwa Manjuschri” (sic).
Condition: Unsealed. Some old wear, traces of use and minor dents here and there. Remnants of old pigments.
Weight: 2,880 g
Dimensions: Height 24.8 cm
Wearing a dhoti with finely chased foliate borders draped about the legs in soft, rhythmic folds, raised on a double-lotus base. Also note the finely executed earrings with their pendants, the neatly incised beaded jewelry and the four-tiered and parcel-gilt chignon.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a smaller statue of Amitayus from the same period at Sotheby’s New York in Bodies of Infinite Light, 10 September 2019, lot 302, sold for USD $25,000, and another smaller statue of Amitayus from the 18th century at Sotheby’s New York in Important Chinese Art, 21 March 2018, lot 575, sold for USD $30,000.
大型銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像,十七世紀末至十八世紀
中國,康熙至乾隆初年。雙手施禪定印,面部表情祥和,頭部略微偏向左側,頭戴五葉冠,雙耳修長,飾耳環。
來源:德國私人老收藏,據説購於1960 與1980年間,自此保存至今。背面有老藏家標簽,用德語寫著 “Bodhisattwa Manjuschri” (sic).
品相:未密封。一些舊磨損,使用痕跡與局部輕微凹痕。舊彩餘留。
重量:2,880 克
尺寸:高24.8厘米
拍賣結果比較:一件十八世紀的小無量壽佛像于2018年3月21日紐約蘇富比《重要中國藝術》拍號575,成交價USD $30,000。