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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS FIGURE The scale of the figure’s chignon, towering behind the crown, is
OF MANJUSHRI typical of 14th-century Western Tibetan sculptures, as are the thin
WEST TIBET, 14TH CENTURY metal struts connecting the tips of the crown leaves. These struts,
Himalayan Art Resources item no.34320 bridging the crown, ribbons, sword, and sutra, were integral to the
7 in. (17.8 cm) high casting process, allowing molten metal to fill the clay mold. Compare
the figural proportions, lotus stalks, and treatment of hair band and
$15,000 - 20,000 earrings with a 14th-century West Tibetan Amoghasiddhi published in
Thurman & Rhie, Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 1999, p.349,
藏西 十四世紀 錯銀錯紅銅文殊菩薩銅像 no.142.

With a slight lean in his upper torso, Manjushri gazes down, deep in Published
meditation. He is framed by two sinuous stems emerging from each Ashencaen, Deborah, Leonov, Gennady, and Spink & Son, Visions of
side of the lotus base, blossoming by his shoulders with Manjushri’s Perfect Worlds: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas, London, 1999, p.18,
attributes: the sword and sutra. fig.7.

Provenance
Spink and Son Ltd., London, by 1999
Christie’s, New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1354
Private West Coast Collection

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