A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, 18TH CENTURY
Tibetan-Chinese. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base with beaded edges, holding aloft the hilt of his sword in his raised right hand, the left hand held in vitarka mudra. The bodhisattva clad in a voluminous dhoti with neatly incised foliate hems and richly adorned with billowing sashes and beaded jewelry. His serene face with sinuously lidded eyes below arched brows centered by a raised circular urna, his bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by elongated ears with chakra earrings, the hair arranged in a high chignon topped by a lotus finial behind the foliate tiara in front of a high chignon topped by a lotus finial. The base sealed, the seal plate incised with a double vajra.


Provenance
: A private collection in Hungary. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 8 December 2018, lot 66, sold for EUR 5,100 or approx.
EUR 6,400
(adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in Portugal, acquired from the above.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Small nicks, some scratches, minor rubbing to gilt. The sword blade lost.

Weight: 1,067.2 g
Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 11 September 2019, lot 379
Price: USD 6,250 or approx.
EUR 6,800
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Manjushri, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar pose, expression, base, and jewelry. Note the more extensive wear to the gilding, the sword, and the related size (17.2 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 20 September 2021, lot 349
Price: USD 7,560 or approx.
EUR 7,700
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy figure of Manjushri, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling with similar pose, expression, and base, as well as the loss to the sword. Note the stone inlays, lotus blossom supporting the book, and much smaller size (11.1 cm).




十八世紀銅鎏金文殊菩薩


漢藏。文殊菩薩全跏趺坐於蓮座之上，面部豐滿，下頜微尖，雙目微闔，面容肅穆；頭戴五葉寶冠，耳後繒帶上卷，圓形耳璫作寶相花形；雙肩披天衣，兩側尾端對稱搭於蓮座之上，線條流暢自然，斜掛聖帶，於胸前打結，胸前點綴各類釧環、瓔珞；右手上舉結斯克印，持智慧劍劍柄，左手於胸前結說法印；下身著長裙，褶皺自然寫實，裙擺一匝花紋裝飾。


來源：
匈牙利私人收藏。Galerie Zacke，維也納，2018 年 12 月 8 日，拍品 66，售價 5,100 歐元或約 6,400 歐元（根據撰寫本文時的通貨膨脹情況進行調整）；葡萄牙私人收藏，購自上述拍賣。

品相：
狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和鑄造不規則。小刻痕，一些劃痕，瑬金輕微摩擦。劍刃丟失。

重量：1,067.2 克
尺寸：高 15.5 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年9月11日，lot 379
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日
EUR 6,800
）
描述：十八世紀漢藏文殊菩薩鎏金銅像
專家評論：比較非常相近的模型、姿勢、表情、底座和珠寶。請注意此像鎏金磨損較明顯，以及相近的尺寸(17.2厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2021年9月20日，lot 349
價格：USD 7,560（相當於今日
EUR 7,700
）
描述：十八世紀漢藏文殊菩薩鎏金合金像
專家評論：比較相近的模型、姿勢、表情、底座，以及劍缺失。請注意內嵌石、蓮花支撐著書本，以及尺寸較小(11.1厘米)。