TIBETO-CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI.18th century. The figure standing on a lotus plinth, the hands in dharmacakra holding a scrolling stem of lotus, wearing a richly ornamented, pleated dhoti incised with floral borders, the bear chest, arms and ankles bejeweled, the tall topknot rises above the diadem flanked by scrolling ribbons. 藏汉铜鎏金文殊菩萨像，18世纪
- 9 1/2 in. high. Estimate $1,500-2,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire.
General good condition, few semi-precious stones missing, two holes on each side on the bottom of the robe.
