Lot 1079 Dα

A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Amitayus. Qianlong period, dated 1761

Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular throne, the hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing a simple robe, bejewelled, and framed by a separately cast flaming mandorla. The plinth with an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong xinsi nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1761).
H 21.4 cm