清乾隆庚寅年（1770） 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像 《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款

cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth, the hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing a simple robe draped over the left shoulder leaving the right exposed as well as the jewelled necklace, the face with a meditative expression beneath a coiffure behind a five-leaf tiara, all framed by a separately cast flaming mandorla, 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)

There is loss to the gilding as well as small patches of encrustations throughout, and loss of pigmentation to the coiffure and crown. There is a minor crack on the back of the plinth measuring approx. 2.2 cm. The figure shows signs of general wear and a few minor dents to the figure's nose, abdomen and back.
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