Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, the hands indharmachakra 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
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Manjushri
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15th/16th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 188
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from a Private Collector, South Africa
- Price realised : USD 43,000
- Estimate : USD 12,000 - USD 18,000
- Provenance : Acquired in 1979