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Property from a Private Collector, South Africa
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
NEPAL, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
Nepal, 15th/16th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, the hands in dharmachakra mudra, dressed in a diaphanous dhoti incised with floral motifs, wearing multiple necklaces, armlets, and earrings all inlaid with hardstones, the face with downcast eyes and remains of polychromy, the face surmounted with a conical helmet, flanked on either side with a lotus, the right one bearing a book, the base sealed and incised with a vajra
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
Nepal, 15th/16th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, the hands in dharmachakra mudra, dressed in a diaphanous dhoti incised with floral motifs, wearing multiple necklaces, armlets, and earrings all inlaid with hardstones, the face with downcast eyes and remains of polychromy, the face surmounted with a conical helmet, flanked on either side with a lotus, the right one bearing a book, the base sealed and incised with a vajra
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1979
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