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31 - SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
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£10,000 - 15,000 (€11,000 - 18,000)Sale fees
SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA QING DYNASTY 清 銅鎏金度母座像cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, right hand lowered above knee in varadamudra and left hand raised in vitarkamudra, dressed in a loose flowing dhoti with beaded jewellery, with two pendant sashes draped over the base, flanked by long blooming lotus stems, one topped with a sword, the opposite a Triratna, the face with contemplative expression surmounted by an elaborate tiara, the hair arranged in a high chignon 23cm high; 3588g Compare to two gilt bronze figures of Tara, one 18th century, sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 178; the other also 18th century, sold at Christie's New York, 26 Mar 2025, lot 521. Also compare to a related very fine gilt-bronze figure of Khasarpana Lokeshvara, 17th/18th century, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 November 2019, lot 17.
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Fine Asian Works of ArtAuction house
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