Dimensions: 10-1/2" H

Fabulous, Chinese 14th C. Ming Dynasty Period, Yongle Chinese gilt bronze Bodhisattvas Buddha figure of Arapachana Manjushri, Arapacana the Splendid Melodious Voiced One. The bodhisattva that represents the wisdom of all the buddhas of the ten directions and three times. Beautiful and youthful, he has one face and two hands, with downcast eyes under delicately arched brows, with the face slightly smiling, peaceful appearance, the hair is arranged in rows of coils that also cover the head, his ears have been traditionally pierced and elongated. The right hand raised about the ears level holds a vajra. The left placed at the heart in vitarka mudra gesture. Adorned with a crown of gold studded with jewels, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, he wears garments of silk, a scarf and skirt. Seated with the legs folded in vajra posture atop a flat moon disc and flower blossom arisen from a lotus pond. The proportions of the body are exact and the overall presence and beauty make this sculpture a precious artistic treasure. Extensive t race of gilt and blue pigment on hair. The underside with incised Quatre-foil flori-form petals visvavajra mark surrounded the centralized DaiJi.


LOT NOTES:

Arapachana Manjushri is a meditational deity in Vajrayana Buddhism. He is generally classified as either Kriya or Charya Tantra. In terms of function Manjushri is typically categorized as a wisdom deity - meaning a meditational deity that promotes the increase of wisdom, knowledge, memory, language skills, etc. The orange form of Arapachana is solitary. Older art works for both painting and sculpture depict the left hand holding a book to the heart. Later art works depict the right hand holding the stem of a blue utpala flower at the heart with the blossom at the left ear supporting a book. An early text describing the practice and rituals of Arapachana is the Siddhaikavira Tantra.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding. Normal, consider ages and wear.
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