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VARIOUS PROPERTIES Usnisavijaya is a female deity in the Buddhist pantheon who
108 represents the Intelligence of the most splendid Perfect One,
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF USNISAVIJAYA and is also known as the Victorious goddess of the Usnisa.
18TH-19TH CENTURY She is a Buddha of longevity, and is often accompanied by the
deities Amitayus and White Tara. Compare to a stylistically
The three-headed deity is seated in dhyanasana on a double- similar gilt-bronze fgure of Usnisavijaya in the Collection of the
lotus base. The eight arms are held in various mudras. Each face Rubin Museum of Art, Himalayan Art Resource no. 65445, of
has a third eye, below an elaborate headdress. slimmer physique and dated to 1400-1499; and another related
14Ω in. (36.8 cm.) high fgure dated to the 18th century, in the Collection of Royal
Ontario Museum, Himalayan Art Resource no. 77551.
£12,000-18,000 $16,000-23,000
清十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅尊聖佛母坐像
€14,000-21,000
來源: 英國私人舊藏
PROVENANCE
From a private UK collection.
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