Statuette d'Amitayus en malachite Chine, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1735-1795)

assis en vajraparyankasana, les mains jointes en dhyana mudra tenant le bol à eau sacré en métal kalasha, la coiffure en boucles d'escargot, le visage contemplatif, les yeux mi-clos, esquissant un sourire, portant une robe à manches courtes, ouverte sur son torse, paré de colliers, sur un petit socle en bois

Un exemple similaire, sur un socle de jade, a été vendu dans nos salles, Hong Kong, 23 octobre 2005, lot 413 et un exemple en lapis lazuli figurait dans l'exposition Buddhist Art from Rehol, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, 1999, cat n° 81.

The figure's head has been broken and professionally restored . Another repair is visisble along the left shoulder and below his left sleeve, another vertically along its back. Two small nicks to the bottom rim of the statue. The figure is otherwise well craved and the malachite of a good color. Please use the zoom feature on our website at www.sothebys.com/ browse catalogue to closely inspect the surface texture of the item.
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