清乾隆三十六年（1771年） 瓷胎漆金加彩無量壽佛坐像 《大清乾隆辛卯年造》款

finely modelled in imitation of gilt-bronze, the deity seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, the hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing a long flowing dhoti opening at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, the face with meditative expression, the hair gathered into a high chignon save for two curling braids falling off the sides, surmounted by a five-leaf diadem, the top of the base inscribed with a blue-enamelled mark Daqing Qianlong xinmao nian zao ('Made in the xinmao year during the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty', in accordance with 1771), the base with separate porcelain plug

The figure is in overall good condition. As visible in the catalogue photo, the separately created attribute in the hands is missing. The tip of one sash above the ear has a small shallow nick of no larger than 2 mm, possibly slightly retouched. Except for some typical wear to the enamelling and gilding, the overall condition is very good.
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像生瓷於十八世紀甚為流行，陶工摶泥幻化，異想天開，模形擬態，所製之器推陳出新，滿足乾隆皇帝奇趣之品味，甚得上心。此尊瓷胎漆金加彩無量壽佛坐像，塑形逼真，彩繪細膩，難尋類例。香港蘇富比曾售兩相似作例，分別於2006年4月10日，編號1743，以及1991年4月30日，編號138。紐約佳士得亦售一例，1983年12月1日，編號526。 可比一乾隆朝相似例，半迦造型，出版於 I.L. Legeza，《A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese Ceramics》，倫敦，1972年，圖版CXLI，編號384；另見一對類例，見於紐約佳士得拍賣，2011年24／25日，編號1748。南京博物院藏一坐像例，刊載於《宮廷珍藏中國清代官窰瓷器》，上海，2003年，頁322。