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尺寸：高23.5cm
年代：17-18世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：北京
来源：拍卖会
成交：17,500英镑(2009.05)
参阅：伦敦苏富比
鉴赏：
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
古比特佛像网, 编号: 尊胜佛母039
the figure wearing an ornate crown and body jewellery inlaid with turquoise, coral and seed pearls, seated in dhynasana, the principle hands in dhyana mudra and bhumisparsa, seated on a double lotus base

品相说明:
The figure is in very good condition with the exception of light rubbing to the gilding predominantly around the hands, knees and back, possible replacemnet of some of turquoise and hard-stone inlay and the loss of the base.

Catalogue Note
Ushnishavijaya is regarded as the guardian of the Buddha wisdom and is popularly referred to as 'the mother of all Buddhas'. As one of the three main Buddhist deities of longevity, along with the White Tara and Amitayus, Ushnishavijava combines aspects of the three goddesses, hence her three heads, which are each associated with a sadhana (wish). Compare a slightly earlier Tibetan example, in the Berti Aschmann Foundation in the Reitberg Museum, Zurich, included in the exhibition On the Path to Enlightenment: The Berti Aschmann Foundation of Tibetan Art at the Museum Reitberg Zurich, Museum Reitberg, Zurich, 1995, cat. no. 100; and another figure sold in our New York rooms, 26th March 1996, lot 5.