Description: A CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
The finely detailed bronze figure seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, wearing a five-pointed crown and beaded jewellery to the torso, covered in gilt lacquer.
VIEW IN MELBOURNE
32cm high, 19cm wide.
PROVENANCE:
Purchased by the current owner in Kyoto, Japan in the late 1970s/early 1980s.