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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION
Tibet, 16th Century
Seated atop a lotus base in lalitasana, his hands held before his chest in the gesture of elucidation and holding the stems of lotus flowers rising up to his shoulders, supporting his attributes of the sword and book of wisdom, his ornaments and tiara inlaid with hardstones, surmounting a bronze lion resting on his haunches, his head turned, baring his fangs, his back with beaded harness inset with harstones, the base sealed with copper plate
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
Seated atop a lotus base in lalitasana, his hands held before his chest in the gesture of elucidation and holding the stems of lotus flowers rising up to his shoulders, supporting his attributes of the sword and book of wisdom, his ornaments and tiara inlaid with hardstones, surmounting a bronze lion resting on his haunches, his head turned, baring his fangs, his back with beaded harness inset with harstones, the base sealed with copper plate
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high