CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
£1,512
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明 銅鑄文殊菩薩騎獅座像
the bodhisattva cast seated in lalitasana on the back of a lion, his body elaborately jewelled and hair fashioned in a high chignon enclosed by a pointed crown, beaded jewellery further adorned before his low-slung dhoti, the recumbent lion supported on a low plinth
Dimensions
29cm high; 2969g