Petite statuette de Manjusri en alliage de cuivre doré Tibet, XIVE-XVE siècle

assis en vajrasana sur une double base lotiforme, les mains en dharmachakra mudra, flanqué de deux lotus dans lesquels reposent une épée et un livre s'épanouissant sur les épaules, vêtu d'un dhoti finement ciselé, paré de riches bijoux incrustés de pierres dures, les cheveux coiffés en un chignon surmonté d'un vajra, la tête couronnée d'un haut diadème à cinq fleurons, le visage plein aux sourcils arqués, l'expression sereine, non scellée

The small figure is finely and heavily cast, richly gilt. The base is open and there is a scroll visible in the upper part of the interior. There is light overall wear to the gilding, particularly across the kness and the figure's right leg, the upper back and back of the base. Several stone inlays are missing, others may have been replaced.
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