Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa

Nepal artist · dated 1510–19

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Sepia
25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.8:1

Chestnut
18% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.5:1

Cinnamon
17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1

Brick
16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.0:1

Raw umber
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1

Bistre
9% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.5:1

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Artist: Nepal artist
Date: dated 1510–19
Type: Painting
Medium: Distemper on cloth
Size: Image: 28 7/8 × 23 1/8 in. (73.3 × 58.7 cm)
Place: Nepal
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 34, colourfulness 23

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zimmerman Family Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2012. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa

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