A POLYCHROME GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD DATED GENGYIN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1770 |

cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with hands held in dhyanamudra, the silver-coloured figure dressed in a robe draped over the left shoulder leaving the right exposed, the face with a meditative expression beneath a five-leaf tiara, the front of the plinth with an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong gengyin nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770)

This rare figure is in good condition with the exception of loss of the mandorla, a slight depression to the left side of the top of the stand, probable loss to one lotus leaf on the tiara, scatching and rubbing to the polychrome decoration and to the gilded decoration.
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