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NEPAL, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
Nepal, 15th/16th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base, wielding the sword and holding the stem of a lotus supporting a book rising at his side, clad in a pleated dhoti fastened with a sash around his waist, multi-strand necklaces, armlets, and rosette earrings, the face serene with heavy-lidded eyes and raised urna, the foliate crown with flaring ribbons surmounting his head, and the hair piled in a chignon parted at the back with locks falling over his shoulders
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Nepal, 15th/16th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base, wielding the sword and holding the stem of a lotus supporting a book rising at his side, clad in a pleated dhoti fastened with a sash around his waist, multi-strand necklaces, armlets, and rosette earrings, the face serene with heavy-lidded eyes and raised urna, the foliate crown with flaring ribbons surmounting his head, and the hair piled in a chignon parted at the back with locks falling over his shoulders
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1979, lot 23