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尺寸：高17cm
年代：16世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：68,750美元(2015.09)
参阅：纽约佳士得
鉴赏：
A GILT BRONZE STUPA WITH USHNISHAVIJAYA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
The solidly cast dome on a stepped lotus base, an open arch with a dharmapala in each cardinal direction, surmounted by a pedestal with Ushnishavijaya and flanked by bodhisattvas, adorned with beaded garlands

Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973

Lot Essay
In Buddhist philosophy, life, death, and subsequent rebirth exist along a continuum, thus it follows that the stupa, or reliquary mound, is depicted here with Ushnishavijaya, a goddess associated with long life. For related examples, see G. Mullin, Female Buddhas, 2003, pp.109-110.