A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE MING/ EARLY QING DYNASTY
Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base, with hands in dhyanamudra supporting a small vase, wearing a dhoti and beaded necklaces and earrings, the hair drawn up into a knotted jatamakuta behind a high tiara, a trailing scarf draped over the arms
25CM
- Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
- $4,880 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Kander's, Hong Kong, 8 April 1989
Condition Report
The gilt surface very worn, particularly over the head and face and the lotus throne, and generally over the front of figure, green encrustation over the lotus throne on reverse, the base plate missing
Sandy BruceSenior Specialist Arts & Design |
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