Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with ornate petals, holding the manuscript, vajra and bow in his four hands, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with various jewelry and flowing sashes draped over the elbows, the face with heavy-lidded eyes centered by a raised urna and flanked by large foliate earrings, the hair piled into a chignon capped with a finial and locks escaping over his shoulders 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 111
- Price realised : USD 30,000
- Estimate : USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
- Provenance : Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1967