A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus


Qianlong nine-character mark, cyclically dated gengyin year corresponding to 1770 and of the periodThe Buddha of Infinite Life modelled seated in dhyanasana, wearing long robes and elaborate jewellery, the serene face crowned with a five-pointed headdress, all raised on a square plinth with foliate spandrels. 19cm (7 1/2in) high
|ProvenanceMr Moriani, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany, Italy, by reputeRaffaello Landini, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany, Italy, circa 1950s, and thence by descentAccording to the owner the present lot amongst other Chinese works of art was sold to Raffaello Landini in the 1950s as part of Villa Vitiano and its furnishings, which previously belonged to Mr Moriani.