Fine, old figure of Bodhisattva Manjushri.

Fire-gilt bronze figure. Fine cold gold and polychrome painting. H. 14 cm (5 ½”). From private collection.

The raised right hand holding a flaming sword, the left hand showing the vitarka mudra and holding a long lotus flower with a book on its top. Seated in dhyana-asana on a double lotus throne. Tall, adorned ushnisha. Multi-leaved crown, clothes, and jewelry of an enlightened Bodhisattva. Consecration plate with seal. Slight signs of age and wear.