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

Lot 98 Dα

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

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
24.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.500 € (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 gengyin nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770).
Height 21 cm

清乾隆庚寅(1770)年
銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像「大清乾隆庚寅年敬造」

來源：南德私人收藏，1976年購於慕尼黑 Neumeister 拍賣行

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, acquired at Neumeister, Munich 1976