Enthroned Bodhisattva Manjushri as Sita Manjughosa
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Manjushri is depicted with his hands in the boon-granting gesture, thereby proclaiming himself to be in the Sita Manjughosa form. He is seated in royal ease on a lotus cushion with lion supports, framed by a pearl-edged nimbus that emits flames. The blue lotus (nilotpala) stem and flower, which wend their way from the savior’s left hand, support Manjushri’s two emblems: the sacred palm-leaf book, which evokes his role as the embodiment of transcendent wisdom, and the sword rising from it, with which he vanquishes delusions.
cat. no. 164
cat. no. 164
Artwork Details
- Title: Enthroned Bodhisattva Manjushri as Sita Manjughosa
- Period: Shrivijayan style
- Date: late 8th century
- Culture: Southern Thailand
- Medium: Copper alloy
- Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Lent by Asia Society, New York: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.82
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art