Description:
A GILT-BRONZE STANDING MANJUSHRI, QIANLONG
China, 1736-1795. The proper right hand raised in vitarka mudra, each hand holding the ends of lotus stems, the blossoms of which flank each shoulder and bear a kundika and a book.
Provenance: The Siegfried and Diane Hearst Collection. Diane, a concert pianist, and Siegfried, a New York NBC impresario who worked with Rubinstein, Horowitz, Klemperer and other legendary pianists, were both avid collectors of Asian art for a period spanning over half a century.
Condition: Excellent condition with some wear, fine patina, minor dents and casting flaws. Sealed, the seal plate with some soldering.
Weight: 551.1 grams
Dimensions: Height 14 cm
The hair in a high topknot and applied with black pigment, elaborate jewelry, the low-slung dhoti secured just below the shapely waist, with sashes trailing down either side of the body, raised on a circular lotus base, the base plate incised with a double vajra. Note the fine incision work to hems.
乾隆鎏金文殊菩薩立像
中國,1736-1795。右手舉起施説法印,並各執蓮枝,蓮花于兩肩処盛開,左側蓮花上置智慧劍,右側蓮花托承般若經。
來源: Siegfried及 Diane Hearst 收藏。Diane是一位樂團鋼琴家;Siegfried紐約NBC經紀人,曾與 Rubinstein, Horowitz, Klemperer 及其他著名鋼琴家合作。半個多世紀來,他們二人是亞洲藝術的狂熱收藏傢。
品相:品相極好,一些磨損,包漿細膩,輕微凹痕與鑄造瑕疵。密封,密封板經過焊接。
重量:551.1 克
尺寸:高14 厘米