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KASHMIR, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Manjushri
Kashmir, 9th/10th century
Seated over a double-lotus base, wearing a long dhoti incised with small circles, one hand on his hip holding the utpala stem supporting his manuscript, the other holding his sword aloft, the face with large eyes surmounted by a circlet, with copper-inlaid nipples and lips
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) high
Kashmir, 9th/10th century
Seated over a double-lotus base, wearing a long dhoti incised with small circles, one hand on his hip holding the utpala stem supporting his manuscript, the other holding his sword aloft, the face with large eyes surmounted by a circlet, with copper-inlaid nipples and lips
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe since from 1970s
Carlo Christi, since 1982
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Carlo Christi in Milan, 2000
Carlo Christi, since 1982
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Carlo Christi in Milan, 2000
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66737