£8,125
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 591
Auction: 11 March 2020 at 10:00 GMT
清 銅鎏金文殊菩薩坐像
seated in dhynasana on a double lotus base, right hand raised in abhaya mudra to the chest and left in varada muda to the abdomen, each hand holding a lotus stem extending up to arms to flank the shoulders with a sword of wisdom and a Prajnaparamita wisdom text, the graceful figure wears an elegantly draped dhoti secured with a beaded, festoon-hung sash, beaded necklaces, armlets, large circular earrings and an elaborate tiara with six foliate points surrounding his chignon, the base engraved with a crossed vajra
Provenance: Private UK collection