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A GILT-BRONZE HARDSTONE-INSET STANDING FIGURE OF A A HARDSTONE-INSET GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
BODHISATTVA 14TH-15TH CENTURY
15TH-16TH CENTURY The deity is depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with his
The Bodhisattva is cast standing on a lotus base with hands held in abhaya hands held before him in dharmachakra mudra, with a pair of lotus blossoms
and varada mudras, holding a lotus stem beside the left shoulder, dressed in a at the shoulders supporting the attributes. He wears an elaborate bejewelled
bejewelled dhoti with the folds to the hems fnely rendered. headdress and his legs are fnely incised with scrolling foliage, the body is
5¡ in. (13.6 cm.) high adorned with hardstone-inset beaded garlands. The base is unsealed.
5º in. (13.3 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 $5,300-7,900
€4,500-6,700 £6,000-8,000 $7,900-10,000
€6,700-8,900
PROVENANCE
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the PROVENANCE
family. Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the
family.
明十五/十六 世紀 鎏金銅嵌彩石菩薩立像
明十四/十五世紀 鎏金銅嵌彩石文殊菩薩坐像
來源: 英國學者詹甯斯(1904-1976)舊藏, 家傳至今
來源: 英國學者詹甯斯(1904-1976)舊藏, 家傳至今

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