A LARGE GILT-BRONZE AMITAYUS, KANGXI PERIOD

A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, LATE 17TH-18TH CENTURY
China, Kangxi - early Qianlong period. Heavily cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands held in dhyana mudra, the face with a serene expression, the head slightly leaning to the left and framed by an ornate five-point tiara set to either side with an upswept sash.

Provenance: From an old German private collection. By repute acquired between 1960 and 1980 and thence by descent. The backside with an old collector label, inscribed in German: "Bodhisattwa Manjuschri" (sic).
Condition: Unsealed. Some old wear, traces of use and minor dents here and there. Remnants of old pigments.

Weight: 2,880 g
Dimensions: Height 24.8 cm

Wearing a dhoti with finely chased foliate borders draped about the legs in soft, rhythmic folds, raised on a double-lotus base. Also note the finely executed earrings with their pendants, the neatly incised beaded jewelry and the four-tiered and parcel-gilt chignon.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a smaller statue of Amitayus from the same period at Sotheby's New York in Bodies of Infinite Light, 10 September 2019, lot 302, sold for USD $25,000, and another smaller statue of Amitayus from the 18th century at Sotheby's New York in Important Chinese Art, 21 March 2018, lot 575, sold for USD $30,000.

大型銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像，十七世紀末至十八世紀
中國，康熙至乾隆初年。雙手施禪定印，面部表情祥和，頭部略微偏向左側，頭戴五葉冠，雙耳修長，飾耳環。

來源：德國私人老收藏，據説購於1960 與1980年間，自此保存至今。背面有老藏家標簽，用德語寫著 "Bodhisattwa Manjuschri" (sic).
品相：未密封。一些舊磨損，使用痕跡與局部輕微凹痕。舊彩餘留。

重量：2,880 克
尺寸：高24.8厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件十八世紀的小無量壽佛像于2018年3月21日紐約蘇富比《重要中國藝術》拍號575，成交價USD $30,000。