STATUE DE MANJUVAJRA EN BRONZE DORE
STATUE DE MANJUVAJRA EN BRONZE DORE

TIBET, FIN DU XVIEME SIECLE

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STATUE DE MANJUVAJRA EN BRONZE DORE
TIBET, FIN DU XVIEME SIECLE
Manjuvajra is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both arms embracing his consort and his principle hands holding vajra and ghanta. The other four arms radiate around his body. He is dressed in a dhoti, scarf and jewellery set with semi-precious stones. His face displays a severe expression and flanked to each side by another face. His consort is seated on his lap with her legs around his middle.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from the Collection of the late Molly Van Loon (1921-2000).
Literature
‘The Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Gallery, Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October, 1989, pp. 13, no. 7
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUVAJRA
TIBET, LATE 16TH CENTURY

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