A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA, MING DYNASTY

A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA
MING DYNASTY
明 銅漆金阿彌陀佛坐像

well cast in a meditative pose, seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a long flowing robe with floral-chased borders draping over the shoulders revealing the chest, the matching ribbon-tied dhoti gathered in neat folds around the waist, the peaceful face with gently arched brows and downcast eyes, framed by pendulous ears and tight curls surmounted by the ushnisha, all supported on a double-lotus base, wood stand (2)

Height 16⅜ in., 41.5 cm

Condition Report:
Losses to gilt lacquer throughout, especially seen on the front and around the edges. A layer of clear varnish was applied but now worn around the edges, chest and back. Minor casting flaws.

漆金有失，尤其可見於像正面及邊緣。原有一層光亮漆，但現有些許失，可見於邊緣、胸口及背面。少許燒造瑕疵。

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Provenance:
Sotheby's London, 26th May 1964, lot 44.

English Private Collection, and thence by descent.

來源

倫敦蘇富比1964年5月26日，編號44

英國私人收藏，此後家族傳承