A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITABHA BUDDHA

Lot 898
19.09.2025 09:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1466648
Lot 898 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITABHA BUDDHA
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITABHA BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The base is engraved with a six-character inscription reading Wang Wenli Hao shi zao (Made by Hao in the order of Wang Wenli).
7 ¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high, hardwood stand, cloth box




Provenance

An important Asian collection, acquired before 1993.



Literature

Chang Foundation, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, pp. 34-5, pl. 10.
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