Early Qing Dynasty Embroidered on a satin ground with seed stitch, satin stitch and couched metal foil wrapped threads to portray Manjusri beneath a celestial canopy strung with ribbons, the figure seated in lalitasana on a recumbent mythical beast, with one foot on a lotus, the hands holding a scroll, the face with a solemn expression given a three-dimensional effect by the batting-filled nose, mounted with pale blue silk borders with reinforced backing, the reverse with an inked inscription reading wen shu zuo. 36 3/4 x 19 3/4in (93 x 44.5cm)