Namasangiti-Manjushri
Figure
late 18th century (made)
late 18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Figure of Namasangiti-Manjushri seated with the legs interlocked upon an ovoid single lotus base. He is clad in the apparel appropriate to his rank, and has three faces and six arms. His three right hands show the Sword (handle only), arrow (missing) and the Vara mudra, and the three left should show the Prajnaparamita, the blue Utpala and the Bow, but these emblems are all missing. The sealing-plate of sheet brass in the base is incised with the Visvavajra radiating from a yin-yang centre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Namasangiti-Manjushri (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze with traces of painting and gilding |
| Brief description | Namasangiti-Manjushri, bronze with traces of painting and gilding, Tibet, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure of Namasangiti-Manjushri seated with the legs interlocked upon an ovoid single lotus base. He is clad in the apparel appropriate to his rank, and has three faces and six arms. His three right hands show the Sword (handle only), arrow (missing) and the Vara mudra, and the three left should show the Prajnaparamita, the blue Utpala and the Bow, but these emblems are all missing. The sealing-plate of sheet brass in the base is incised with the Visvavajra radiating from a yin-yang centre. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.L. Smith, Esq. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tibetan art / John Lowry. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1973
p. 19, pl. 4. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.29-1929 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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