A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Amitayus. Qianlong period, dated by inscription to the cyclical year of Gengyin, corresponding to 1770 - image-1

Lot 110 Dα

A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Amitayus. Qianlong period, dated by inscription to the cyclical year of Gengyin, corresponding to 1770

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.250 € (incl. premium)
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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Amitayus. Qianlong period, dated by inscription to the cyclical year of Gengyin, corresponding to 1770

The Buddha of infinite life seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with a long cloth centred with a lotus, the hands held in dhyana mudra, adorned with jewels and a five-leafed tiara. The plinth with an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong geng yin nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770).
Height 15 cm

清乾隆庚寅年（1770） 銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像
跏趺住在仰覆蓮花座上，雙手平疊結禪定印
《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款
來源：南德私人收藏

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany