Rare statuette de bodhisattva en jade sur son socle en zitan Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

assis en dhyanasana, la main droite en bhumisparshamudra et la gauche en avakashamudra, vêtu d'une longue robe, le visage peint à l'or rehaussé de noir sur les yeux, les sourcils et les cheveux et de rouge sur les lèvres, paré d'une écharpe incisée s'enroulant autour de ses bras, bracelets, collier et haute couronne en or incrustés de pierres dures, socle lotiforme en zitan (2)

The jade figure is in very good overall condition with an original grey inclusion to the stone to the base and the back of the figure ; the base has been drilled to fix the zitan stand of which the rim has been chipped on 3.5cm and which the base is also drilled with four small holes.
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This figure is striking for the inlaid gold accessories and gilt-painted face and painted hair and facial features which create an added opulence to the overall sculpture. These embellishments are well-suited to the present figure of a bodhisattva as it highlights the princely background he left behind in his quest for enlightenment.

Compare a smaller figure of Amitayus, adorned with kingfisher feather-inlaid gilt-metal scarves, crown and necklace, created for a turquoise-inlaid stupa, included in the exhibition Monarchy and Its Buddhist Way. Tibetan-Buddhist Ritual Implements in the National Palace Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 29; and two similarly embellished figures of Amitayus offered at Christie's Hong Kong, 28th October 2002, lot 866 and 886.