Caption

Ushnishavijaya, 19th century, South China, / Tibet, bronze sculpture, height 17.0 cm, width 13.5 cm; lotus throne, ushnisha; statuette depicting Ushnishavijaya with mudras; Buddhist iconography; inscription/attribution notes: Choynowski, Józef; Dawidow, Alexander Petrovich; An identical figure is in New York Gerald Kozicz., A gilded metal statue of a multi-armed, multi-faced seated figure on an ornate base, shown against a plain light gray background; the figure wears a crown and jewelry with blue and green enamel details, with blue accents on the headdress and shoulder coverings, and the metal surface appears gold with some darker patina; the figure’s multiple arms are arranged in various gestures, some holding small rounded objects, and the statue’s base shows carved lotus-like motifs with the whole piece reflected faintly on the glossy surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_015

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Keywords

Ushnishavijaya 19th century South China Tibet bronze sculpture height 17.0 cm width 13.5 cm lotus throne ushnisha statuette depicting mudras Buddhist iconography inscription attribution notes Choynowski Józef Dawidow Alexander Petrovich identical figure New York Gerald Kozicz gilded metal statue multi-armed multi-faced seated figure ornate base shown plain light gray background figure wears crown jewelry blue green enamel details blue accents headdress shoulder coverings metal surface gold darker patina figure’s multiple arms arranged various gestures holding small rounded objects statue’s base carved lotus- motifs whole piece reflected faintly glossy surface .