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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1300s-1400s creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1499 current location: 237 Himalayan creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Nepal, 14th-15th century technique: gilt bronze and semi-precious stones department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Nepalese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Art of Nepal opening date: 1964-05-07T04:00:00 Art of Nepal. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (May 7-August 30, 1964). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 296 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n316 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.493/1947.493_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.493/1947.493_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.493/1947.493_full.tif