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PROPERTY FROM THE QUINCY CHUANG COLLECTION
莊貴侖先生舊藏
2825
A RARE DATED BRONZE FIGURE OF The inscription on the back of the lion indicates that the present figure
was made by monk Yongmin in the first year of the Chenghua period
MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION (1465). Manjushri (Wenshu), the bodhisattva of wisdom, is usually shown
seated on a lion and is often shown in a triad with the Buddha Shakyamuni
MING DYNASTY, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE FIRST YEAR and the bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Puxian) who is shown seated on
OF THE CHENGHUA PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1465 AND OF an elephant. The Avatamsaka sutra, which was introduced into China in
THE PERIOD the 5th century AD, described the bodhimanda of Manjushri as “cold,
The bodhisattva is shown seated in rajalilasana, his pendent foot clear, mountain” in the Northeast. This led Chinese scholars to associate
Manjushri with Wutaishan in Northeast China, and explains the peak’s
resting on a lotus blossom, atop the back of a lion with ferocious alternate name, Qingliang Shan (Clear Cold Mountain).
expression and mouth agape. He is dressed in flowing robes incised
with a floral pattern and adorned with various sashes and jewellery.
The tresses of hair are arranged in an elaborate chignon which 明成化元年（1465） 銅文殊菩薩騎獅坐像
supports a half-vajra. 「成化元年比丘永銘造」刻款
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, box
HK$300,000-400,000 US$39,000-51,000 來源:
紐約佳士得，2015年9月17-18日，拍品2134號

P R O V E NAN C E :
Sold at Christie’s New York, 17-18 September 2015, lot 2134

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