(2) CHINA, Qialong period. Pair of statuettes of Amitayus in gilt bronze and copper alloy. They are represented seated in padmasana on an openwork quadrangular base, hands in dhyanamudra, dressed in a dhoti, adorned with jewels, the face serene, the hair styled in a bun and crowned with a tiara; the mandorla and the vase are missing Weight : 1506 g and 1530 g. H: 18 cm (each) (wear). Provenance : Pierre Jean Auda (Nice 1858 - Vallauris 1923), nurse in the Navy, aboard the Vinh-Long which participated in 1900 in the China campaign

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