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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
Nepal, 14th Century
Very finely and fluidly cast with the four-armed deity seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rim brandishing his sword, wearing a diaphanous dhoti incised with an intricate floral pattern, adorned with elaborate necklaces and armlets inlaid with hardstones, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a foliate tiara and his hair pulled into a high chignon, a lotus to his left supporting the book of wisdom, the base sealed
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Nepal, 14th Century
Very finely and fluidly cast with the four-armed deity seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rim brandishing his sword, wearing a diaphanous dhoti incised with an intricate floral pattern, adorned with elaborate necklaces and armlets inlaid with hardstones, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a foliate tiara and his hair pulled into a high chignon, a lotus to his left supporting the book of wisdom, the base sealed
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s, London or Asia