Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī (Sadbhuja Mañjuśrī)

Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī (Sadbhuja Mañjuśrī)

A gilded bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī (Sadbhuja Mañjuśrī), seated in padmasana with his prajna (consort) on his knee. Inscribed

Details

  • Title : Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī (Sadbhuja Mañjuśrī)
  • Year : 1819 (Newari Samvat 940) 940 (S)
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Gilded bronze
  • Dimension : Height: 12.5 centimetres
  • Accession No : 1952,1021.1 Object reference number: RRI9409
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : The British Museum
  • Credit Line : Purchased from: Gordon Hand
  • Acquisition Method : Purchased: Acquisition date 1952
  • Status : Not on display
  • Inscriptions : Inscription on lower front of pedestal : Inscription Comment A dedicatory inscription dated in the Newari Samvat year 940 (1819 AD)
  • Bibliography : von Schroeder 1981 107F