LARGE CHINESE TIBETEAN BRONZE 3 FACES 8 ARMS USHNISHAVIJAYAThe large and finely detailed bronze statue, lacquered with a warm patina, with the three faces very expressive and the graceful hands holding sacred objects. It is the three-faced, ten-eyed, and eight-handed victorious Ushnishavijaya - who is an emanation of Vairochana Buddha. She is one of the three longevity deities in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, along with Amitayus and White Tara. So she is worshipped as the auspicious patroness of long life. She is regarded as the guardian of the Buddha wisdom. Corresponding to her name she is said to have her seat in the cranial protuberance [ushnisha] of the Buddha. Populary she is offen called "the mother of all Buddhas". The left [blue] one of her three faces is wrathful.Height 29 cm, 11.5 inches. Provenance: Private Florida Collection.

Fine.