メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「Wishing a happy #Diwali to all who celebrate today!⁣ 🪔 ⁣ ⁣ During Diwali, it is believed that the goddess Lakshmi visits every home to bless it with prosperity. ⁣ ⁣ In this quintessential image of Sri Lakshmi from early India, the goddess of abundance is represented as a woman richly adorned with heavy jewelry, from her hair ornaments to her massive anklets. Two lotuses support her feet and are the source from which she emerges.⁣ ⁣ The embodiment of the generative powers of water and plant life, Sri Lakshmi developed from the concepts of sri—that which is pleasing to look upon—and lakshmi—auspiciousness in all its forms—outlined in the Rigveda, the oldest religious text in India. ⁣ ⁣ On the reverse, lotuses grow from a vase of plenty that holds the primordial waters, while a pair of peacocks, perched on a lotus bloom, announce the imminent arrival of the monsoon.⁣ ⁣ This incredible sculpture has been on loan to The Met in "Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE," on view through tomorrow, Monday, November 13. Visit the Museum today or tomorrow to see it before it closes! ⁣ ⁣ 🎨 Goddess of abundance, Sri Lakshmi. Kushana, 2nd century CE. Red sandstone. On loan from the National Museum, New Delhi. #TreeAndSerpent」11月12日 20時55分