A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri
Nepal, 13th/14th Century
Standing in slight Tribhanga on a lotus base, his right hand held to his side as if holding a sword, his left hand with upturned palm holding a lotus stalk rising up to his left shoulder, wearing a translucent pleated dhoti, necklace, armbands, bracelets, and girdle, with disk earrings and tiara, his hair bound up in Jatamukuta and topped with a jewel ornament, his face with serene expression, partially closed eyelids, and round Urna between his eyebrows
15 in. (39.2 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 13th/14th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 56
- Lot Essay : See a closely related gilt bronze figure of Bodhisattva Samantabha at the British Museum, London, that likely would have belonged to the same set, in D. Snellgrove (ed.), The Image of the Buddha, 1978, fig. 271.
- Price realised : USD 11,750
- Estimate : USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
- Literature : Spink, Light of Compassion, Buddhist Art from Nepal and Tibet, 1997, cat. no. 3