A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
Tibet, 18th-19th century. Finely cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right foot resting on an individual lotus issuing from the base. The hands held in varada and vitarka mudra. The face rendered with a benevolent expression accentuated with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes adorned with ornate wheel-shaped earrings and an elaborate crown enclosing a high chignon.
Provenance: From a Belgian private collection, by repute acquired from an antique shop in Brussels, Belgium, circa 1995.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and casting irregularities. The base is sealed and pierced in the center.
Weight: 330 g
Dimensions: Height 10.7 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Tibetan-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Green Tara, of identical size and dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Himalayan, Indian and South East Asian Art on 15 March 2017, lot 205, sold for USD 6,250.
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
Tibet, 18th-19th century. Finely cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right foot resting on an individual lotus issuing from the base. The hands held in varada and vitarka mudra. The face rendered with a benevolent expression accentuated with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes adorned with ornate wheel-shaped earrings and an elaborate crown enclosing a high chignon.
Provenance: From a Belgian private collection, by repute acquired from an antique shop in Brussels, Belgium, circa 1995.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and casting irregularities. The base is sealed and pierced in the center.
Weight: 330 g
Dimensions: Height 10.7 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Tibetan-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Green Tara, of identical size and dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Himalayan, Indian and South East Asian Art on 15 March 2017, lot 205, sold for USD 6,250.
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