A related Javanese bronze of Manjusri seated on a double lotus plinth is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. This example comes for sale by descent from the collection of a diplomate who bought it in the 1960s.
Estimate £1200-1800.
Matthew Barton’s European and Asian Works of Art sale at Olympia Auctions on November 24-25 includes this 4in (10cm) bronze figure of Manjusri, the bodhisattva associated with prajna (wisdom) made in Java (Indonesia) in the 10th century.
A related Javanese bronze of Manjusri seated on a double lotus plinth is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. This example comes for sale by descent from the collection of a diplomate who bought it in the 1960s.
Estimate £1200-1800.