Lot Essay
This piece is representative of the Pala revival style, finely executed and inlaid.
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TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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A Silver and Gold Inlaid Bronze Figure of Manjushri
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century or earlier
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right arm raised brandishing the sword, a lotus stem supporting the book of wisdom at his left shoulder, wearing a diaphanous dhoti inlaid with silver and gold roundels, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a tripartite tiara, with a deep reddish brown patina overall
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century or earlier
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right arm raised brandishing the sword, a lotus stem supporting the book of wisdom at his left shoulder, wearing a diaphanous dhoti inlaid with silver and gold roundels, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a tripartite tiara, with a deep reddish brown patina overall
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Special notice
This lot is offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.