A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF POSSIBLY MANJUGOSHA AND CONSORT

Description:

Nepal, 18th cent.
H. 24,5 cm
Standing in a pratyalidhasana on the lotus base, his principle hands holding lotus and manuscript while his secondary hands the sword and bow, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, his hair combed in a chignon secured with a tiara, flanked by his consort, standing with her right hand lowered in the varadamudra while the left is grasping the stem of a lotus flowering along her upper arm, wearing sari, bejewelled, her face displaying a swell a serene expression and a large flaming halo behind them, on wood base.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled since 1966 - Minor traces of age