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L. T. P. Manjusri

dated September 21, 1977 · Watercolor on paper · Asian Art

The lovers, arms entwined, are seen bound together by a transparent embroidered shawl which wraps the woman and man together in a tender embrace. The artist has skillfully exploited the translucency of the watercolor medium to full effect. Signature motifs, such as the sacred goose—the Buddha’s messenger, the hamsa—seemingly embroidered in the shawl’s border design, reference both Sinhalese culture and Buddhism, the two strands central to Manjusri’s life, as both a monk and a householder artist.

Artist

L. T. P. Manjusri

Date

dated September 21, 1977

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Culture

Sinhala

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Lin Lougheed Collection, Gift of Lin Lougheed, 2016