Ushnishavijaya with Stupas

1387-88

83.4 cm 132.7 cm 6.5 cm

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The Buddhist goddess Ushnishavijaya ("Crowning Victory") personifies a prayer ("dharani") recited for longevity, merit, and the benefit of all living beings. She sits within a stupa: a sacred domed structure that contains the presence of the Buddha. Dozens of miniature stupas...

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Sale, Sotheby's, November 19, 1979, Lot 83, No. 4311; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1979, by purchase.
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