Manjushri

Unknown artist and tailor womenXIX century

The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The applique of Mañjuśrī, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, dates from the XIX century and was created by an unknown artist. Mañjuśrī is depicted as a male bodhisattva representing clear seeing and wisdom. He holds a sword in one hand to cut through delusion and The Great Wisdom Sutra in the other hand to teach the emptiness of self-nature.

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Title: Manjushri
Creator: Unknown artist and tailor women
Date Created: XIX century
Location Created: Mongolia
Type: Silk applique
Rights: The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
Medium: Tailor women’s silk needle work

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