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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 清十八世紀 鎏金銅文殊菩薩坐像
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

cast seated in vajraparyanakasana on a double lotus pedestal,
the right arm raised wielding a flaming sword, the left hand
raised to the chest holding the curved stem of uptala lotuses
supporting a book, wearing a dhoti falling into neat pleats
and incised with foliate scroll borders, the chest adorned
with beaded necklaces and draped over with a billowing
scarf around the shoulder and arms, the benevolent face
surmounted by a diadem before a high chignon
17.4 cm, 6⅞ in.
HK$ 150,000-250,000
US$ 19,200-31,900
For other 18th gilt-bronze figures of Manjushri of similar high
quality sold at auction, see the example sold in our London
rooms, 14th May 2014, lot 92, and another in our Paris rooms,
23rd June 2016, lot 160, from the collection of J. Sauvenière.

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