A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, Mark and period of Qianlong, dated gengyin year, corresponding to 1770 清乾隆庚寅年（1770年） 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像 《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款
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A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus,
Mark and period of Qianlong, dated gengyin year, corresponding to 1770
清乾隆庚寅年（1770年） 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像
《大清乾隆庚寅年敬造》款
the interior of the plinth inscribed with yi shang ('top one')
21.5 cm
Collection of Joseph Gordon (d. 1969), Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh, and thence by descent.
Joseph Gordon（1969年逝）收藏，Randolph Crescent，愛丁堡，此後家族傳承
Joseph Gordon（1969年逝）收藏，Randolph Crescent，愛丁堡，此後家族傳承
Amitayus was among the most popular deities from the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon in the Qing dynasty, particularly in the Qianlong period. Emblematic of longevity, large numbers of figures were commissioned in gilt-bronze and porcelain by the Qianlong Emperor for the occasion of the Empress Dowager Chongqing's 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays. The date of the present figure coincided with Empress Dowager's 80th birthday.