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NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri Namasangiti
Nepal, 17th century
Very finely and fluidly cast with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana and holding a lotus, bow, manuscript and sword, wearing a diaphanous dhoti and flowing scarf with incised borders, adorned with elaborate beaded jewelry, his face surmounted by a foliate tiara and his hair pulled into a high chignon topped by a vajra and backed by a flaming halo
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Nepal, 17th century
Very finely and fluidly cast with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana and holding a lotus, bow, manuscript and sword, wearing a diaphanous dhoti and flowing scarf with incised borders, adorned with elaborate beaded jewelry, his face surmounted by a foliate tiara and his hair pulled into a high chignon topped by a vajra and backed by a flaming halo
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired and imported before 1968
By descent to present owner by 1980
By descent to present owner by 1980
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