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A BRASS ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI This sweet figure of Manjushri shows him in his most popular form,
TIBET, PALA STYLE, 12TH/13TH CENTURY seated in vajraparyankasana, each hand holding a stem of ripened
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61518 lotuses flowering into teachings and a sword of wisdom by the
4 1/4 in. (11.1 cm) high shoulders. Showing signs of prolonged ritual use within the culture, his
face, hands, and feet are worn smooth.
$15,000 - 20,000
The tall ovoid face, triangular crown type with prominent side ribbons,
西藏 帕拉風格 十二/十三世紀 文殊菩薩銅像 and short narrow lotus leaves, represent the Pala style copied in Tibet
during, and shortly after, the Chidar (10th-12th centuries). Compare
with a Buddha in a private collection in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan
Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p.423, no.109C. The bold employ of
inset turquoise, a stone prized among Tibetans, is another indicator
of Tibetan creation. A slightly more elaborate treatment of such
inset jewelry on a 13th-century Tara in the Jokhang is published in
von Schroeder, Buddhist Bronzes in Tibet, Vol II, Hong Kong, 2001,
p.1182, no.318A.

Provenance
Collection of Edward de Leeuw, the Netherlands, 1980s-2006
Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, January 2007

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