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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A MAGNIFICENT LARGE 瑪拉皇朝十四世紀
GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF 尼泊爾鎏金銅文殊菩薩坐像
MANJUSHRI
NEPAL, MALLA PERIOD, 14TH 喜瑪拉雅藝術資源網編號13435
CENTURY
來源：
seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand raised and 1954-1965年間尼泊爾國王馬亨德拉．比爾．比克拉姆．沙阿
holding a khadga or sword, the left held in kartarimudra, the （1955-1970年在位）贈予加拿大大使賈斯特郎寧（1894-1984
face with a serene countenance and urna, accentuated with 年），後於家族傳承
a downcast gaze and gentle smile, framed by a majestic
ornamental crown, the dynamic torso further adorned with a
flowing sash and clad in garments falling in pleats, traces of
polychromy in the hair
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13435
29.1 cm, 11⅜ in.
PROVENANCE
Gifted by the King of Nepal, HM Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah, to
the Canadian Ambassador HE Chester A. Ronning, 1954-1965,
and thence by descent.
HK$ 15,000,000-25,000,000
US$ 1,920,000-3,200,000
122 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
