They are represented sitting on a lotiform base. Manjushri in the center is placed on a lion lying, his arms radiate around him holding various attributes. He is flanked by Ganesha sitting on his rat and Mahakala over a deity; traces of gilding.
Details
- Title : GROUP REPRESENTING MANJUSHRI, GANESHA AND MAHAKALA IN BRONZE
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Dimension : Width: 16.5 cm. (6 ½ in.)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 23
- Post Lot Text : A BRONZE STELE DEPICTING MANJUSHRI, GANESHA AND MAHAKALA NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 20,000
- Estimate : EUR 8,000 - EUR 12,000
- Provenance : The Private Collection of Lionel and Danielle Fournier of Himalayan Art, collected in Europe during 1970s-1980s.
- Literature : A. Neven, ‘New Studies into Indian and Himalayan Sculpture’, Gallery ‘De Ruimte’, Eersel May 1980, pl. 108