• Dimension: Height: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $6800

Seated in paryankasana on a double lotus base, his hand in dhyana mudra holding a vase, his face set in a meditative expression, surmounted by a five-peak crown and flanked by large earrings, a shawl draped across his shoulders and billowing around his arms. The base sealed. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

無量壽佛是佛教信仰中極為重要、流傳廣泛的尊神。能滿足現世人間眾生的對於壽命綿長的追求，亦能接引善良的眾生死後超脫輪迴之苦，故此是佛教信仰中廣泛流傳的神祗。無量壽佛即阿彌陀佛，為西方極樂淨土世界的教主，以無盡願力誓渡一切眾生，不捨悲願，以無量光明照獨行者，業障重罪皆可消減，凡持其名號者，生前獲佛護佑，消除一切災禍業苦；死後更可化生其極樂淨土，得享一切安樂，法力強大。此尊無量壽佛面龐方圓，頭戴五葉花冠，頂結高髮髻，耳側繒帶翻捲，耳垂圓形花璫。面容莊嚴肅穆，雙肩寬厚，腰部收束，顯得軀體柔軟。上身飾連珠式瓔珞和長鏈，手和足部穿釧躅，下身著長裙，雙肩披大帔帛。裙子與帔帛表現手法極為寫實，紋褶轉折起伏，流走自然，頗為灑脫生動，表現出絲織物的柔軟質感。結跏跌坐於雙層束腰蓮花寶座上，雙手持寶瓶置臍下結禪定印。蓮花座造型規範，花瓣飽滿有力，上下邊緣各飾一周圓形連珠紋，連珠顆粒飽滿，鑄造精緻。整器造型完美，材質優良，雕工精細，雍容華貴，流光溢彩，衣緣裙邊均有細密刻花裝飾，更彰顯其奢華。來源: 蘇富比紐約, 2019年3月, Lot 948
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, March 2019, Lot 948