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A gilt bronze figure of green Tara, Tibet, 14th/15th century,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
17-Jul-2019
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Description:
A gilt bronze figure of green Tara, Tibet, 14th/15th century, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, the right foot resting on a lotus flower rising from the base, the right hand lowered in varadamudra and the left raised in vitarkamudra, sprays of uptala lotus stems rising from the elbows, wearing a dhoti tied with a sash, and further adorned with beaded jewellery, the face with lowered gaze and benevolent smile, framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes with ornate earrings and a five-leaf tiara enclosing a high chignon, box, 15.3 cm high. Provenance: New York Asian Art, March 2004, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 16 November 2015, lot 44. Private collection, Sydney. Other Notes: Compare with a figure of Tara dated to the 14th/15th century, from the Qing court collection, illustrated in the complete collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist Statues of Tibet, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 170, pl. 162
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Category:
Oriental: Bronze