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10th/11th Century Kashmiri Bronze Bodhisattva Manjusri browse these categories for related items... All Items: Indian Subcontinent: Kashmir: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: item #697496 Please refer to our stock #1040 when inquiring.
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Details: An extremely rare and pleasing example of an early Kashmiri or Western Tibetian bronze depicting the Bodhisattva Manjusri. The Bodhisattva is seated in a yogic posture on what would have been a lotus base. He is clad in a dhoti and is adorned with a string of pearls, bangles, armlets, earrings and a crown depicting a stupa. He has a full, dignified and contented face with typically large Kashmiri eyes inlaid with silver. Manjusri is depicted here as he is commonly represented with the Prajnaparamita Sutra (the Buddhist manuel on the “Perfection of Wisdom") and a sword to dispel ignorance. The sutra is being held in his left hand and the sword would have been held above his head in the missing right hand. Together with Padmapani and Vajrapani, Manjusri forms a triad of the most important Bodhisattvas in the Buddhist pantheon. Manjusri is the Buddhist god of wisdom and as such is the counterpart to the Brahmanical goddess of wisdom, Sarasvati. The Buddhist Mahayana sutras regard Manjusri as the Bodhisattva who propagates the sacred doctrines of the school. Age: 10th/11th Century. Height: Including base 13.5 cm, excluding base 11 cm. Remarks: It is also possible this piece could be Western Tibetian. For comparable images of early Kashmiri bronzes please see, “Bronzes of Kashmir” by Dr. Pratapaditya Pal. Particularly plates 53, 54 and 69. |
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