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Lot 80*
A LARGE PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
Estimated Value:
9.000 € - 12.000 €
Result:
59.262 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.H. 35,2 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his raised right hand holding the hilt of the sword, his left in vitarkamudra originally holding the stem of a lotus flowering along his left shoulder, wearing dhoti, its border finely cast with stylized flowerheads, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon topped with a lotus bud and secured with a tiara, resealed.
Old private collection, acquired from Charlotte Horstmann, Hong Kong before 1995 - Two labels on the base plate: Charlotte Horstmann Ltd. 51/R 657 and Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd, Sinotibetan 17th, PGEXXY
Published: Publiziert: Sotheby's London, 29.6.1981, lot 21
Sword blade lost, very minor wear
