A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri
A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri

Tibet, 18th century

细节
A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri
Tibet, 18th century
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
来源
with Doris Wiener, New York.
Acquired by the family of the present owner from the above, 3 November 1972.
出版
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24332
展览
Collector's Gallery VI, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 4 November - 28 December 1972.

拍品专文

Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, sits in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands held before him in dharmachakramudra. A pair of lotus blossoms flank his shoulders, the right one holds a book, representing the attainment of transcendent wisdom and the left one supporting a sword, symbolizing the power of knowledge to cut through ignorance and illusion.
This figure was on loan to the McNay Art Institute in San Antonio as part of the museum’s Collector’s Gallery exhibition. Annually, the Friends of the McNay would host an exhibition for the patrons of the museum, offering them an opportunity to collect from a wide array of categories, ranging from African and pre-Columbian to silver and Tibetan works. One of a handful of Tibetan objects offered that year, this eye-catching work was purchased the very night of the exhibition’s opening dinner, and has remained in the family ever since.

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