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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
With remains of cold gold applied to the neck and face and ground
lapis lazuli in the hair.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61551
7 1/8 in. (18 cm) high

$20,000 - 30,000
西藏 十四/十五世紀 銅鎏金文殊菩薩坐像

Manjushri is sumptuously adorned with an encrusted turquoise and
coral crown, floral armbands, earrings, and beaded necklaces. Seated
in dhyanasana on a crisp lotus throne framed by beaded borders,
his hands are held in dharmacakrapavartana mudra, the gesture of
forwarding the dharma. The mudra gives rise to a pair of blue lotuses
flowering at his shoulder with the Prajnaparamita manuscript and the
wisdom-sword. Manjushri, the deity of learning and transcendental
wisdom, is most often associated with these two attributes.

The bronze compares favorably to related examples sold at Sotheby’s,
New York, 21 March 2002, lot 156, Bonhams, Hong Kong, 4 Dec
2008, lot 287, and Christie’s, New York, 13 September 2016, lot 216.

Provenance
Private Swiss Collection
Collection of Michael Henss, Zurich, 1990s-2016
Private Belgian Collection

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