[napal malas] Natural green duan inksto - napal malas
Qing Dynasty
By Zhang Tingji
Length: 13cm, width: 9.6cm, height: 2.9cm
Signed "Zhang Tingji" in running script. The green inkstone was quarried from Xiaoxiang Gorge of the Duan River. The stone is naturally flat on six sides, slightly trapezoidal in shape. Its well is edged with the character for "well", jing, and fla
Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424)
Gilt brass; H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, is one of the most important deities in the Buddhist pantheon, and is depicted in a variety of manifestations. In his four-armed form, he holds an arrow and bow, as well as his traditional sword and book, a volume of the Prajnaparamita Sutra (a text on the perfection of wisdom). The first two implements illustrate his capacity to defeat egotism, the second his abil
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