λ A LARGE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE REPOUSSE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI

λ A LARGE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE REPOUSSE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
18TH CENTURY

Seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, his right hand raised in karana mudra holding a flaming sword over his head, his left hand held in vitarka mudra holding a lotus spray supporting the prajnaparamitasutra, the Book of Knowledge, his face with a serene expression and an urna mark to his forehead, with pendulous earlobes and crowned with a separate five-point tiara headdress, his hair coiled into a chignon, topped with an ushnisha and with some strands draping over his shoulders, his body adorned with jewels and necklaces, wearing a robe tied at the waist with foliate borders, and with a billowing scarf around the shoulders and arms, with a visvavajra to the baseplate, 60cm.

Provenance: purchased from Annick du Breton, Le Mans, France in the 1980s.

Cf. Bonhams London, 26th February 2008, lot 88 for a related example dated to the 18th century.

十八世紀 銅鎏金錘鍱文殊菩薩坐像
來源: 1980年代購於法國利曼Annick du Breton。