Statuette
Object Number:
A1123
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Nepalese
Buddhist
Provenience:
Nepal
Date Made:
17th Century
Early Date:
1600
Late Date:
1699
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Bronze
Turquoise
Gilt
Technique:
Gilded
Inlaid
Iconography:
Manjusri
Description:
Gilt bronze Manjusri with turquoise Inlay. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, is flanked by two lotus stalks. They hold Manjusri's attributes of a sword and a sutra. Seated on a lotus on oblong dais (two parts). Halo attached to throne missing.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Exhibition of the Art of the Far East ( Dec 1914)
Bibliography:
[Article] Scott, Alexander. 1914. "The Alexander Scott Collection". The Museum Journal. 5 (2): 55-114. : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 32
[Catalogue, Exhibition] University of Pennsylvania. 1914. Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Art of the Far East. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 37 No. 26
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