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8007 Antoinette Gordon in The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism (Rutland:
Tuttle, 1959), 68, describes this form of Manjushri seated in royal
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI RIDING ease upon a lion throne as the Maharajalilamanjushri. The Royal
A LION Ontario Museum holds a closely related example, that appears to
Qing dynasty, 18th century have been cast in a single piece, but otherwise seems to stem from
The Bodhisattva of Wisdom identified by the sword raised on his left the same design overall, see Himalayan Art Resources item no.77535
shoulder, seated in the lalitasana posture of royal ease atop a lotus-
form plinth fitted onto the elaborate saddle of the separately cast Provenance
beast holding his head to the side with roaring jaws agape, details with Shirikolab Tokyo photograph developed 13 July 1964
to his ferocious expression, bushy tail, and elaborate caparison
highlighted in colored pigments, all inserted onto a crisply cast ovoid
double lotus plinth.
14in (35.5cm) high
US$10,000 - 12,000
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