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The four-armed Manjushri is seated in lalitasana, the posture of royal ease, on a double-layered lotus pedestal with a square base. He sits on a throne with right leg tucked inwards on the seat and the other hanging down ("pendent") to rest on a support of a stylized lotus throne. He holds a sutra scroll in his upper left hand and a lotus stem (the flower might be lost) in his raised right, and his lower left holds a lotus flower stem rising to his left shoulder. In his lowered right hand, he holds a string of rosary beads in Dharma seal for teaching. He wears pendent earrings, bracelets and necklace. He also wears a upavita (sacred thread) diagonally across his chest. His short  skirt is tied by a dotted or pearl rope to his waist. Manjusri is smiling, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his braids hanging down behind his ears. The chest is decorated with a string of ivory beads (necklace), characteristic of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Buddhist inscriptions are engraved on the front of its square base. This statue is estimate made in the 6 - 7th centuries in Kashmir with very limited quantity (less than 100 pieces) survived to date in the world so it is considered very rare.

 

Reference: 

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-rare-silver-inlaid-bronze-figure-of-buddha-6276781/?

 

https://himalayanbuddhistart.wordpress.com/category/all/kashmir/

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A Rare Figure of Manjushri Bodhisattva, Kashmir 6-7th C.

C$85,000.00Price
  • 6-7th Century

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