id:			125561
accession number:	1947.493
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.493
updated:		2023-08-23 20:35:04.179000

Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance, 1300s-1400s. Nepal, 14th-15th century. Gilt bronze and semi-precious stones; overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.493

title:				Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance
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creation date:			1300s-1400s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1499
current location:		237 Himalayan
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Nepal, 14th-15th century
technique:	gilt bronze and semi-precious stones
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Nepalese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of Nepal
	opening date:   1964-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>Art of Nepal</i>. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (May 7-August 30, 1964).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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In Nepal this female counterpart of the god of wealth is one of the most popular divinities. This image was set up in either a domestic shrine or a Buddhist monastery, where devotees would pray to her for wealth, prosperity, and children. In each of her six arms she holds objects pertaining to life and abundance: jewels, an overflowing pot, and a sheaf of wheat. A Buddhist philosophical text rests on top of the lotus flower she holds in her topmost left hand, suggesting that wealth and prosperity can derive from the acquisition of true knowledge.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 755
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n136

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 233
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n257

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 233
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n257

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 296
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n316

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