Manjushri Thangka – 50×67 cm, Fine Grade

Orange Manjushri sits on a lotus with a white cushion, raising a dark blue flaming sword in his right hand and holding at his heart, with a white scarf, the stem of a blue lotus that carries a book beside his left shoulder, wearing a jewelled crown and green silk scarves, framed by a pale green halo and a gold-coloured aureole set with jewels.

Four more forms of Manjushri sit in haloes in the corners: a red Manjushri at the upper left, a blue Manjushri raising a sword at the upper right, a white Manjushri between blue lotuses at the lower left and a yellow Manjushri riding a white lion at the lower right.

Pink peonies and blue lotuses surround the central figure, with a cluster of jewels in flames on a pink peony above his halo, white and green clouds in a deep blue sky, snow peaks, green hills and rivers, and an offering of jewels and elephant tusks at the bottom centre.