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Mandala Of Usnisavijaya
Nepalese
1859
Object Place: Nepal
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 78.7 x 127 cm (31 x 50 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.664
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionBanner mounted on panel with elaborate painted borders.
Temple banner dedicated to an Usnisavijaya caitya by numerous donors, residents of the Asoka Mandapa in Kathmandu. Represents the Usnidacaitya, with Dhyani Buddhas and other divinities. Inscription at back in Newari, dated Samvat 979.
Temple banner dedicated to an Usnisavijaya caitya by numerous donors, residents of the Asoka Mandapa in Kathmandu. Represents the Usnidacaitya, with Dhyani Buddhas and other divinities. Inscription at back in Newari, dated Samvat 979.
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance to his cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.