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A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.

A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 460 - 1 950 EUR
1 700 - 2 270 USD
Hammer price
90 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A gilt bronze Pala-revival sculpture of Amitayus, 18/19th Century, possibly Mongolian.

finely cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, depicted with hands held in dhyana mudra supporting a bumpa, his face with a serene expression and framed by an elaborate headdress and a pair of pendulous earlobes adorned with ornamental earrings, clad in loose clothing with finely detailed floral hems and and neatly folded by the lotus base. Traces of cold gilt and enamels. Height 14.5 cm.

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Literature

Tibetan Buddhism was patronized by the Qing emperors, both for personal and political reasons, resulting in a surge in the production of Buddhist sculpture and painting. During the reign of Qianlong, the artisans of the Beijing workshops increasingly emulated sculpture from different periods and geographic areas, using as models the bronzes given as gifts from Tibetan dignitaries to the Qing court. Examples of Pala-style sculpture, from ninth-twelfth century Northeastern India, still remain in The Palace Museum Collection. Compare with a Pala-period bronze figure of Vajrasattva, illustrated in Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, Beijing, 1992, Catalogue no. 56, and with a Pala-style Tibetan brass statue of Manjushri (see ibid., cat. no. 53).