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IMPORTANTE STATUE D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE
Lot 195 Property of a Southeast Asian collector

IMPORTANTE STATUE D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE

CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVÈME SIÈCLE

Closed14 June 2023

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EUR 100,000–200,000

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IMPORTANTE STATUE D'AMITAYUS EN BRONZE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVÈME SIÈCLE
Il est représenté assis en vajrasana sur une socle lotiforme. Ses mains reposent sur ses cuisses en dhyanamudra. Il est paré de bijoux et vêtu d'un dhoti, un châle sur ses épaules. Son visage est empreint de sérénité. Ses cheveux sont ceints d'une couronne ; petite restauration, traces de dorure, non scellée.
Hauteur : 37,5 cm. (14 3/4 in.)

German private collection, 1980s, by repute.
Christie's, New York, 21 March 2012, lot 796.

Specialist note

This finely cast sculpture can be regarded as a protype for Yongle and Xuande period sculpture in the Tibeto-Chinese style. His facial expression as well the treatment of the jewelry and streaming ribbons are characteristic features of bronze sculpture of the period.