明永樂 黃銅鎏金敏捷文殊菩薩像|Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu)
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Date unknown · Gilt brass; lost-wax casting · Asian Art
This statue portrays Manjushri with four arms, the ultimate manifestation of transcendent wisdom and a well-worshipped bodhisattva in the Ming court. Inscribed on the lotus throne is a reign mark indicating that the statue is as a product of the imperial workshop and was made as a gift bestowed to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Gilt brass; lost-wax casting
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 2001
