Feuervergoldete Bronze des Amitayus auf einem Thron mit Mandorla - photo 1

Feuervergoldete Bronze des Amitayus auf einem Thron mit Mandorla

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12.06.2023 09:30UTC +02:00
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Lot 277 | Feuervergoldete Bronze des Amitayus auf einem Thron mit Mandorla
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITAYUS ON A THRONE WITH MANDORLA - China, Qianlong period, c. 1770 - The crowned figure seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth draped in front with a long cloth with a flower head at its center, with hands in dhyanamudra holding a bowl as attribute. The figure is framed by a flaming mandorla, separately cast and attached, the interior of the plinth an inscription in Suzhou numerals. - Old Bavarian private collection, assembled before 2000 - The bowl in his hands above the feet repl., minor wear to gildingThis example of a seated Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life and Eternal Light (Ch. Wuliangshoufo) was one of the 10,000 commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in celebrate of his sixtieth birthday, as well as the birthday of the Empress Dowager. A similar figure complete with the vase attribute, was exhibited and published in Chang Foundation, Taipei, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, no.21.
H. 21,3 cm
Die gekrönte Figur sitzt in dhyanasana auf einem rechteckigen Sockel, der vorne mit einem langen Tuch mit einem Blumenkopf in der Mitte drapiert ist, die Hände halten in dhyanamudra eine Schale als Attribut. Die Figur wird von einer separat gegossenen und angebrachten flammenden Mandorla umrahmt, die Innenseite des Sockels mit Inschrift in Suzhou-Ziffern.
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