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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI While the three-leaf crown and the treatment of his pectoral muscles
WESTERN TIBET, KASHMIR STYLE, 11TH/12TH CENTURY are reminiscent of Kashmiri bronzes, his face has significantly deviated
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61912 from the Kashmiri chubbiness. Also, the folds of his lower garment are
6 in. (15.2 cm) high rendered with incised lines, rather than raised patterns. Compare this
figure’s torso, crown, incised dhoti, and vajra-tipped sword to a seated
$25,000 - 35,000 figure of Manjushri published in von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in
Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.172-3, no.50D.
藏西 克什米爾風格 十一/十二世紀 文殊菩薩銅像
Provenance
This handsome figure of Manjushri is an example of early Western Private Asian Collection, acquired in Hong Kong, 1990
Tibetan sculpture borrowing the artistic style of Kashmir. As noted by
Pal, it is known that Kashmiri artists were physically present in Western
Tibetan monasteries during the 11th and 12th centuries (see Pal,
Bronzes of Kashmir, New York, 1975, p.241). Given its geographical
proximity, the art of northwestern India had a more immediate influence
on the evolution of early Western Tibetan style than Pala art.

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