A FINE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, 18th CENTURY Gilt copper bronze alloy, cast and chased, remnants of cold paint China, 18th century The bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, holding aloft the remaining handle of his khadga sword in his raised right hand and his left hand shows the vitarka mudra. He is clad in a voluminous dhoti and adorned with sashes and jewelry. The face is serene in expression and surmounted by a foliate tiara in front of the braided chignon. The base is sealed with its original bronze plate incised with a double vajra. Shape: Figural Weight: 1,067.5 gramsDimensions: height 18.5 cmCondition: very good condition with appealing patina and minor abrasions to gilding, sword blade lost Provenance: Hungarian private collection Auction result comparison: for a comparable example, slightly smaller but with near identical facial features see Sotheby’s, ARTS D'ASIE, 23 JUNE 2016, PARIS, lot 160. 十八世纪鎏金铜文殊坐莲像鎏金銅，鑄造，冷繪遺余 中國，十八世紀 文殊菩薩以冥想式坐於雙層蓮座之上，他舉起的右手高舉 寶劍，左手持皈依印。身著寬大衣袍，飾有腰帶和首飾，面部表情平靜安詳，髮髻前有葉狀頭飾。底座有原裝銅片封底，上有雙金剛杵 。 造型：人物造像 重量：1,067.5 克尺寸：高 18.5 厘米品相：狀況極好，包漿美麗，鎏金部位有輕微磨損，劍刃遺失。來源：匈牙利私人收藏拍賣結果比較：一件稍小但十分接近的造像見Sotheby’s, ARTS D'ASIE, 23 JUNE 2016, PARIS, lot 160.