Lot 179 Dα

A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Manjushri. Late 19th/early 20th century

The bodhisattva of wisdom seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the right hand held aloft brandishing a sword, his left shoulder flanked by a lotus supporting the book of wisdom, wearing a scarf and a finely inceased dhoti, with polychromy remaining on his face and blue pigments on his hair. Base sealed.
Height 13.7 cm