NEW YORK, February 10, 2015 — Sylvia Fraser-Lu, guest curator for Asia Society Museum's exhibition Buddhist Art of Myanmar, explains the significance of Earth Goddess (Vasudhara), a 19th-century sculpture (wood, lacquer, and gold leaf) depicting an elegantly dressed, kneeling female figure with distinctive long tresses.
Buddhist Art of Myanmar exhibition website: http://asi.as/AS15BAM