A bronze figure of Vasudhara
A bronze figure of Vasudhara

NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY

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A bronze figure of Vasudhara
Nepal, 14th century
Seated in lalitasana and holding various implements in her six hands, wearing a dhoti with beaded hems and secured with a belt, adorned with multiple necklaces and armbands inset with hardstones, the face flanked by large circular earrings, the hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tiara
6¼ (15.9 cm.) high
来源
Private collection, New York, acquired from Trans Orient Trading by November 1978

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Vasudhara is the Buddhist goddess of wealth and prosperity. Her gesture of charity and the waterpot and sheaf of grain that she holds are all signifiers of fecundity. For a comparable example, see P. Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, p. 101, cat. no. S21.

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