Ushnishavijaya Statue – Buddhist Figure with Filigree

Ushnishavijaya on a lotus pedestal. The statue is worked in filigree, gilded and silver-plated, set with colored stones. Known in Tibetan as Tsuktor Namgyalma, she is associated with longevity and protection.

Ushnishavijaya sits in padma asana. She is three-headed, each face bearing a third eye. Her eight arms hold characteristic attributes: a small Buddha figure, a bow and arrow, a double vajra, a jeweled vase, and a noose. Further hands display the gesture of granting, varada mudra, and the gesture of protection, abhaya mudra. She wears the crown and full ornaments of a bodhisattva.

The robe and pedestal are worked in filigree. Thin wires are shaped into spirals, filled with small arched elements, and assembled into patterns. Colored stones accentuate the ornament and form floral motifs. The statue is worked around and suitable for freestanding presentation.

The statue follows the image traditions of Vajrayana art in the Kathmandu Valley, in which ritual identity, gesture, and ornament are brought together into a balanced iconographic unity.

Ushnishavijaya

statue from copper, using the traditional lost-wax cast, decorated with fine filigree, gold- and silver-plated, set with coral, turquoise and lapis lazuli. The faces are set in gold. The statue is patinated. Handcrafted in Nepal.

• Height: 23 cm
• Width: 19.5 cm
• Depth: 8.5 cm
• Weight: 2,172 g 

NOTE
The face painting is a cold gold application and is water-soluble.