Caption

Ushnishavijaya, 19th century, South China, or Tibet, sculpture, height 17.0 cm, width 13.5 cm. Subject and iconography: Ushnishavijaya Buddhist deity with ushnisha, lotus throne, mudras; figurine/statuette in Tibetan Buddhist art; related to Buddhist art and Buddha iconography. An identical figure is in the JMMTA in New York., A small gilded statue with blue-painted hair and crown sits on a rounded base; the figure has multiple arms extended in different gestures and a three-faced head with blue head covering, all rendered in metallic gold with accents of blue and small areas of red on the faces, set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_016

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Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ushnishavijaya 19th century South China Tibet sculpture height 17.0 cm width 13.5 cm Subject iconography Ushnishavijaya Buddhist deity ushnisha lotus throne mudras figurine statuette Tibetan Buddhist art related Buddhist art Buddha iconography identical figure Jmmta New York small gilded statue blue-painted hair crown sits rounded base figure multiple arms extended different gestures three-faced head blue head covering rendered metallic gold accents blue small areas red faces set plain light gray background.