Private North American Collection. Christie's. Indian and Southeast Asian Art, September 18, 2013. Private Los Angeles, California, Collection
As in the story of Mayadevi giving birth to Buddha while grasping the branches of the sal tree, salabhanjika means "breaking the branches of the sal tree." Over time, this literal translation combined with the belief that spirits of fecundity live in trees produced the image of a beautiful woman grasping the branches and causing them to burst forth in fruit and bloom.