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Bodhisattva, Probably Manjushri in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2009

Bodhisattva, Probably Manjushri in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2009
Bodhisattva, Probably Manjushri (Wenshu)
Yuan (1271-1368) - Ming (1368-1644) dynasty, late 14th-15th century
Wood with traces of pigment

Accession # 42.25.5

The scroll held in the bodhisattva's proper left hand identifies the figure as Manjushri, the personification of spiritual wisdom, who is generally shown holding such a book in the form of either a Chinese-style handscroll or an Indian-style palm-leaf manuscript.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

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