A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSRI.A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSRI. Seated in dhyanasana upon a double lotus throne, his hands raised before his chest in dharmachakra mudra, the Gesture of Teaching, he holds a long lotus stem in each hand, one flower supports an ewer, the other a seedpod, he wears lavish jewellery and a lobed crown, his hair with traces of blue paint, the base incised with a visvavajra, 20cm H, 2.1kg. Manjusri representing transcendent wisdom and is believed to save people from ignorance. His mudra indicates teaching and refers to the historical event of the lecture prince Gautama gave after his Enlightenment in the Deer Park at Sarnath. 銅鎏金文殊菩薩像