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QING GILT BRONZE INLAID MAITREYA BUDDHA

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QING GILT BRONZE INLAID MAITREYA BUDDHA
QING GILT BRONZE INLAID MAITREYA BUDDHA
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Description
Chinese Tibetan Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) Gilt Bronze turquoise and red-coral inlaid Bodhisattvas Buddha figure of Maitreya, the bodhisattva of loving kindness and the coming buddha of the future aeon - currently residing in the Tushita heaven.
Beautiful and peaceful, Maitreya with one face and two hands performing the Dharma Teaching mudra (gesture) at the heart while holding the stems of two utpala flowers blossoming at both ears supporting on the right a water flask and on the left a Dharma Wheel. Adorned with gold and semi-precious stones inlaid jewel ornaments, a crown, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and the like, he wears various flowing silk scarves and lower robes; seated in the vajra posture. Maitreya is seated above a multi-leveled lotus throne. The Bronze is in lovely condition with minimal marring of the surface.
Underside with incised quatrefoil flora-form petal visvavajra surrounding the centralized DaiJi.

Dimensions: 13" H

PROVENANCE: From private collection of Louis Stephen Jarret & Witney of Oxford Shire, England, UK.


Same provenance private collection of Louis Stephen Jarret & Witney offered at auction catalog listing from Lot-255 through Lot-271.
Condition
Over all in EXCELLENT condition, with normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dent. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding; Normal, considering ages and wears.

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QING GILT BRONZE INLAID MAITREYA BUDDHA

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
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Starting Price $1,000
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