A gilt-bronze figure of Ushnishavijaya, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 鎏金銅尊勝佛母坐像

A gilt-bronze figure of Ushnishavijaya

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 鎏金銅尊勝佛母坐像

seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with broad, radiating petals, the eight arms in extended positions and once bearing attributes, each of the three faces with painted eyes centered by a third eye beneath a double top-knot ushnisha encircled by a pointed diadem, the thick tresses falling about the shoulders, the body richly adorned with bejewelled necklaces, dressed in a dhoti gathering around the feet, the base incised with a double vajra and sealed

Height 34.4 cm, 13½ in.