A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI

Lot 112
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 100 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 112 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Valeur estimée
£ 80 000 – 120 000
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI

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

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