CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIÈME SIÈCLE

Three-faced, eight-armed Ushnishavijaya, is a goddess of longevity and is associated with the fulfillment of earthly desires. Ushnishavijaya combines aspects of three goddesses manifest in her three faces, each of which is associated with a particular aspiration. She is often invoked in old age ceremonies in which people are prepared for the afterlife in the Western Paradise. The present sculpture may be compared to a gilt-bronze figure of Ushnishavijaya, Qianlong period, of similar size (38.5 cm. high) that sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6 April 2016, lot 3657.