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Bronze des Manjushri

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Auction dateClassic
12.06.2023 09:30UTC +02:00
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Nagel Auktionen GmbH
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Germany, Stuttgart
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ID 972421
Lot 165 | Bronze des Manjushri
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI - China, 17th c. - Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base cast with several rows of upturned petals, placed on the back of the caparisoned lion standing four-square on a lotus base, his head facing the viewer and a curling tail, his right hand in varadamudra while the left in vitaramudra holding stems of lotuses flowering along the upper arms supporting probably manuscripts, wearing dhoti, cape draped over his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes and his hairdo combed in a chignon secured with an elaborate tiara decorated with floating ribbons, various patches of gilt- and red-lacquer. - Old German private collection, assembled before 1990 - Wear, slightly chipped
H. 38,5 cm
In Vajrasana auf einem Lotossockel sitzend, der mit mehreren Reihen von umgedrehten Blütenblättern besetzt ist, auf dem Rücken des im Viereck auf einem Lotossockel stehenden Löwen, dessen Kopf dem Betrachter zugewandt ist und dessen Schwanz sich kräuselt, dessen rechte Hand in Varadamudra und dessen linke in Vitaramudra liegt und der an den Oberarmen blühende Lotosstängel hält, die vermutlich Manuskripte tragen, er trägt einen Dhoti, einen über die Schultern drapierten Umhang, ist mit Juwelen geschmückt, sein Gesicht zeigt einen heiteren Ausdruck mit niedergeschlagenen Augen unter gewölbten Augenbrauen, verlängerten Ohrläppchen und einer zu einem Chignon gekämmten Frisur, die mit einem kunstvollen Diadem gesichert ist, das mit fließenden Bändern und verschiedenen Flecken aus Gold- und Rotlack verziert ist.
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