A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

cast seated in vajraparyanakasana on a double lotus pedestal, the right arm raised wielding a flaming sword, the left hand raised to the chest holding the curved stem of uptala lotuses supporting a book, wearing a dhoti falling into neat pleats and incised with foliate scroll borders, the chest adorned with beaded necklaces and draped over with a billowing scarf around the shoulder and arms, the benevolent face surmounted by a diadem before a high chignon

For other 18th gilt-bronze figures of Manjushri of similar high quality sold at auction, see the example sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2014, lot 92, and another in our Paris rooms, 23rd June 2016, lot 160, from the collects ion of J. Sauvenière.