GROUP in bronze, formerly lacquered in ox-blood red and gilded, depicting the Bodhisattva Manjushri, his hands in the ‘dharmacakramudra’ (the gesture of setting the Wheel of Dharma in motion), his shoulders framed by two blooming lotus flowers, seated upon a lion resting on a single-tiered lotus-shaped plinth. China, late Ming period, 17th century. A LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, CHINA, LATE MING PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY. HEIGHT: 23.5 CM (9 1/4 IN.) – WIDTH: 19.5 CM (7 11/16 IN.)