Property from the MQ CollectionAn extremely rare gilt-bronze Amitabha triad altarpieceTang dynasty, dated Zongzhang 2nd year, corresponding to 669唐總章二年 (669年) 銅鎏金阿彌陀佛三尊像
inscription on the reverse of the altarpiece can be translated as:'On the eighth day of the fourth month in the second year of the Zongzhang period, Tang dynasty [in accordance with AD 669], Chen Shimei in Zhengliu respectfully donated a set of Buddhist figures of Amitabha Buddha for the family due to heavy illness or adversity'銘文：總章二年四月八日 鄭留□ 陳氏妹為遭重患 願造阿彌陀像一鋪 合家供養
(7)
Height 6½ in., 16.5 cm
Property from the MQ CollectionAn extremely rare gilt-bronze Amitabha triad altarpieceTang dynasty, dated Zongzhang 2nd year, corresponding to 669唐總章二年 (669年) 銅鎏金阿彌陀佛三尊像
inscription on the reverse of the altarpiece can be translated as:'On the eighth day of the fourth month in the second year of the Zongzhang period, Tang dynasty [in accordance with AD 669], Chen Shimei in Zhengliu respectfully donated a set of Buddhist figures of Amitabha Buddha for the family due to heavy illness or adversity'銘文：總章二年四月八日 鄭留□ 陳氏妹為遭重患 願造阿彌陀像一鋪 合家供養
(7)
Height 6½ in., 16.5 cm
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