MANJUSHRI STATUETTE IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, XVI CENTURY
Represented seated in vajrasana on a lotiform base, the hands in dharmacakramudra holding originally the two stems of the lotus supporting the manuscript and the (missing) sword, the serene, sealed face; shortages
Height: 16 cm. (6¼ in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 16TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 198
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 12,500
- Estimate : EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000
- Provenance : From a French private collection acquired before 1925 and then by descent to the present owner.