Lot 1080 Dα

A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Amitayus. Qianlong period, dated 1770

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 geng yin nian jingzao (Respectfully made in the gengyin year during the Qianlong period in the Great Qing dynasty, corresponding to 1770).
Height 20.5 cm