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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Tibet, circa 17th century Qing, Pala Revival, 18th century
His hands in dharmachakrapravartana mudra sprouting two lotuses With gilt and stippled patterns embellishing his lower garments,
that rise up his shoulders, his torso swaying to the right while his his flaming sword upraised and a sutra in bloom by his shoulder.
head tilted left, his face painted in cold gold. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) high
5 in. (12.7 cm) high $10,000 - 15,000
$4,000 - 6,000
清十八世紀 復興帕拉風格 文殊菩薩銅像
西藏 約十七世紀 文殊菩薩銅坐像
This beautifully proportioned sculpture reflects the Qing dynasty’s
The beautiful reddish-brown patina is likely caused by a high reverence of both Tibetan Buddhism and the Indian Pala style.
concentration of copper in the alloy. Compare the color to a Manjushri Compare the jatamukata, face, and lotus base to another
sold at Christie’s, New York, 15 September 2015, lot 40. For other Pala Revival sculpture illustrated in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan
examples with similar gentle sway of the body, see Christie’s, New Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p. 470, no. 129C. Also compare to a
York, 26 November 2014, lot 3106, and Paris, 12 June 2012, lot 408. Manjushri in the Palace Museum, Beijing (Zangchuan fojiao zaoxiang-
Gugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin quanji, Hong Kong, 2008,
Referenced p. 245, no. 234).
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61408
Referenced
Provenance HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61439
Private New York Collection, acquired 1998
Provenance
Private Belgian Collection
Christie’s, New York, 17 October 2001, lot 121
Private Virginia Collection

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