Lot 795
  • 795

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 6 1/2  in., 16.5 cm
seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus throne, the torso swaying slightly to the proper right, the left hand raised in front of the chest holding the curved stem of uptala lotuses supporting a book, the right arm extended and wielding a later-added khatvanga, dressed in a dhoti, celestial scarf, and rich jewelry, the face gently bowed with a benevolent smile and a small urna centering the forehead, crowned with a five-pointed diadem encircling the tall ushnisha

Provenance

Collection of Hubert Rogeau (b. 1928), acquired in Montreal in the 1950s-1970s.