A Chinese bronze figure of the bodhisattva Wenshu
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A Chinese bronze figure of the bodhisattva Wenshu seated on a lionMing dynastyThe crowned and bejeweled bodhisattva of Wisdom seated in royal ease, lotus tendrils culminating at the shoulders with a sword and a book, all atop a stylized lion with scrolled tail and bejeweled caparison, the tongue of its open mouth grazing the bodhisattva's pendant fingertips, all on an oval base with a a double row of lotus petals, old dark, crusty surface with traces of gilt lacquer and pigment.
H: 14 1/2 in.
H: 14 1/2 in.
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A Chinese bronze figure of the bodhisattva Wenshu
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