10th Apr, 2025 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
60
‘MANJUSHRI SEATED ON A LION’, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Ink, gilt, and watercolours on silk, mounted on a wood frame. Finely painted with the bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a rockwork throne below a canopy and swirling clouds, a Buddhist lion crouching before him, the deity holding a ruyi scepter before him and dressed in loosely fitted, intricately patterned robes, his bearded face with a serene expression, surrounded by pierced rockwork and blossoming magnolia.
Provenance: Collection of Benjamin Stinson, Palm Springs, California, thence by descent. Bonhams Los Angeles, 17 December 2021, lot 375 (erroneously dated 19th-20th century), sold for USD 4,080 or approx. EUR 4,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in California, United States, acquired from the above and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, extensive soiling, browning, stains, minor creasing, small tears, minute losses and old repairs.
Dimensions: Image size 138.3 x 68.6 cm, Size incl. frame 146.5 x 77 cm
One of the three most important bodhisattvas in East Asia, Manjushri (Wenshu) is said to have originated in China from the mountains associated with Mount Wutai, a famous Buddhist monastic center. He was worshiped in China as the embodiment of knowledge and the guardian of sacred doctrines. Usually presented as a youthful, bejeweled prince, he is often shown seated on the back of a lion and carrying a ruyi scepter.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related painting of Manjushri, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century, at Sotheby’s New York, 31 March 2005, lot 311. Compare a related painting of Manjushri seated on a lion, 141 x 71 cm, dated late 17th-early 18th century, in the Brooklyn Museum, 2020.18.1. Compare a related earlier painting of Manjushri on a lion, dated to the Ming dynasty, late 14th century, 161.3 x 76.8 cm, in the Saint Louis Art Museum, object number 110:1919.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 6 July 2022, lot 5
Estimate: EUR 20,000 or approx. EUR 21,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (China, 17th-18th century), Manjushri, framed scroll, ink and color on silk
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting. Note the size (164 x 75.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2005, lot 1090
Price: HKD 192,000 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (16th-18th century), Lohan
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of painting. Note the size (208.5 x 94 cm) and the subject depicted is Samantabhadra seated atop an elephant.
Ink, gilt, and watercolours on silk, mounted on a wood frame. Finely painted with the bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a rockwork throne below a canopy and swirling clouds, a Buddhist lion crouching before him, the deity holding a ruyi scepter before him and dressed in loosely fitted, intricately patterned robes, his bearded face with a serene expression, surrounded by pierced rockwork and blossoming magnolia.
Provenance: Collection of Benjamin Stinson, Palm Springs, California, thence by descent. Bonhams Los Angeles, 17 December 2021, lot 375 (erroneously dated 19th-20th century), sold for USD 4,080 or approx. EUR 4,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in California, United States, acquired from the above and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, extensive soiling, browning, stains, minor creasing, small tears, minute losses and old repairs.
Dimensions: Image size 138.3 x 68.6 cm, Size incl. frame 146.5 x 77 cm
One of the three most important bodhisattvas in East Asia, Manjushri (Wenshu) is said to have originated in China from the mountains associated with Mount Wutai, a famous Buddhist monastic center. He was worshiped in China as the embodiment of knowledge and the guardian of sacred doctrines. Usually presented as a youthful, bejeweled prince, he is often shown seated on the back of a lion and carrying a ruyi scepter.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related painting of Manjushri, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century, at Sotheby’s New York, 31 March 2005, lot 311. Compare a related painting of Manjushri seated on a lion, 141 x 71 cm, dated late 17th-early 18th century, in the Brooklyn Museum, 2020.18.1. Compare a related earlier painting of Manjushri on a lion, dated to the Ming dynasty, late 14th century, 161.3 x 76.8 cm, in the Saint Louis Art Museum, object number 110:1919.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 6 July 2022, lot 5
Estimate: EUR 20,000 or approx. EUR 21,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (China, 17th-18th century), Manjushri, framed scroll, ink and color on silk
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting. Note the size (164 x 75.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2005, lot 1090
Price: HKD 192,000 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (16th-18th century), Lohan
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of painting. Note the size (208.5 x 94 cm) and the subject depicted is Samantabhadra seated atop an elephant.
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