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Unknown

dated 1651 · Double-sided scroll; ink and color on cloth · Asian Art

At left, Kubera sits with his consort, a deity associated with wealth. At the far right are the remains of a multi-armed goddess sitting on a lion who is almost certainly Durga. They bracket Vasudhara, who embodies the totality of Mahayana ideology symbolized by The Perfection of Wisdom manuscript she holds in her upper left hand. While the mala in her upper right hand refers to the pursuit of learning, her other attributes comment on abundance. Her lower right hand is held in varada mudra (boon-bestowing gesture), while her middle right hand holds a wish-fulfilling jewel. Her lower left hand holds a pot overflowing with foliage (purnaghata) and her middle left hand grasps a sheath of rice. The inscription at bottom relates that an artist named Kutu made the work in 1651.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 1651

Medium

Double-sided scroll; ink and color on cloth

Culture

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2004