Lot Essay
Compare the similar bronze figure of Manjushri dated to the 16th century, but of larger size (33.7 cm. high), sold at Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 2018, lot 573.
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15TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
15TH-16TH CENTURY
Manjushri is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, with his hands in dharmachakra mudra holding the tips of lotus stems which bear his attributes of a sword and a book at his shoulders. He wears a flowing dhoti gathered in folds around his knees and a swirling sash over the shoulders which reveals the bare chest adorned with beaded, pendent jewellery, and the hair is pulled up into a topknot behind the crown and falls in neat tresses onto the shoulder. There are traces of gilt lacquer.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
15TH-16TH CENTURY
Manjushri is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, with his hands in dharmachakra mudra holding the tips of lotus stems which bear his attributes of a sword and a book at his shoulders. He wears a flowing dhoti gathered in folds around his knees and a swirling sash over the shoulders which reveals the bare chest adorned with beaded, pendent jewellery, and the hair is pulled up into a topknot behind the crown and falls in neat tresses onto the shoulder. There are traces of gilt lacquer.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Clayton, North Carolina.