ID 432410
Los 112 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Schätzwert
£ 80 000 – 120 000
XUANDE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER PRESENTATION MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
The figure is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with four arms. The upper right hand is wielding a sword above his head and the lower left hand is holding a lotus stem. The body is richly covered with elaborate jewellery chains and a dhoti gathered in folds around the crossed legs. The face is shown with downcast eyes and the head is adorned with a floral diadem just in front of the high chignon. The lotus base is incised with the presentation mark reading Da Ming Xuande nianshi, ‘Bestowed in the Great Ming Xuande Period’.
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
| Material: | Bronze, Vergoldung |
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| Material: | Bronze, Vergoldung |
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