A FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
seated in vajraparyankasana atop a double lotus pedestal, the two hands raised in vitarkamudra before the chest, with uptala lotuses rising from the elbows supporting a blade and a book respectively, wearing a dhoti incised with foliate bands and further embellished with beaded jewellery, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf diadem before a high chignon.
CATALOGUE NOTE
This sensitively cast gilt-bronze figure of Manjushri demonstrates classical Newari style with its use of luxuriant gilding and decorative stone and inlay. Sculptures of this form and quality were also highly influential on bronze sculptures of the Yuan dynasty. Compare the Manjusri dated to the 9th year of the Dade period (1305) from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Buddhist Statues of Tibet, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 220, pl. 209.
Details
- Title : Manjushri
- Year : 14th Century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt-Bronze
- Dimension : 11.3 cm, 4 1/2 in
- Accession No : Lot 3688
- Country/ Geo-location : Hong Kong
- Culture : Newar
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Status : Estimated 200,000 — 300,000 HKD, 03 October 2018