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A THANGKA OF USHNISHAVIJAYA This distinctive 18th-century Sakya thangka depicts a large central
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY figure of Ushnishavijaya in gold. A generous retinue rendered in rich
Distemper on cloth; verso with large stupa drawn in red ink behind and bold colors joins her. Ushnishavijaya is one of the “Three Deities
the central figure containing inscribed ‘om ah hum’ invocations and of Longevity” in Tibet - the other two, White Tara and Amitayus,
vivifying dharanis. appear near the bottom left corner among the laypersons, possibly
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61513 representing the painting’s initial donors. Elsewhere in the foreground,
35 7/8 x 27 1/4 in. (89.2 x 69.5 cm) Vaishravana, the wealth deity, sits atop his snow lion.

Provenance
$6,000 - 8,000
The Estate of Polly W. Guth, New York, acquired in Nepal, 1950s
西藏 十八世紀 尊勝菩薩唐卡

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