A RARE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI

A RARE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI

RARE MANJUSHRI STATUE OF GOLDEN COPPER
NEPAL, XIV-XVTH CENTURY
Represented seated in Lalitasana on a lotiform base, the right hand in Varadamudra, the left serving as support, a lotus flowering along his arm and supporting the manuscript, dressed with the dhoti incised with floral motifs, adorned with the Upavita, a scarf knotted on the naked torso, serene face, hair capped in Jatamakuta, forehead girded with a wreath, unsealed
Height: 18.5 cm. (7¼ in.)

Details

  • Title : A RARE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Gilt - Copper
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Period : 14TH/15TH CENTURY
  • Collection : Christies
  • LOT : 321
  • Post Lot Text : A RARE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI NEPAL, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
  • Price realised : EUR 63,400
  • Estimate : EUR 48,000 - EUR 52,000