POLYCHROMED CAST-IRON FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI MING DYNASTY

the bodhisattva cast seated in lalitasana on the back of a lion, his body elaborately jewelled and hair fashioned in a high chignon enclosed by a three-leaf crown, beaded jewellery further adorned before his low-slung dhoti, the bejewelled beast stands on all four supported on a low plinth with its head upturned and mouth ajar, with traces of red and blue pigment, engraved with dedicatory inscriptions on the back of his body (Dimensions: 84cm high) (Qty: 1)

(84cm high)

Qty: (1)

Provenance: Property of a Lady in Edinburgh, acquired from Christie's South Kensington, 26 Feb 2008, lot 121