| Object Number | C71 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | Tang - 1914 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Manjusri | Lion | Ruyi |
| Description | Partially gilt bronze image of Manjusri, a famous bodhisattva believed to have lived about 250 years after Sakyamuni (the historical Buddha) and regarded as a personification of transcendental wisdom. He is shown holding a ruyi scepter and seated on a lion, with his right foot extended, resting on a lotus attached to the animal's riding gear. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Spink & Son, 1914 |
| Other Number | Getz 96 - Other Number | A1496 - Old Museum Number | 4 - Field No SF |
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