A small gilt bronze figure of Syamatara, 16th/17th CenturyH:...
A small gilt bronze figure of Syamatara, 16th/17th CenturyH: 7.2cm, W: 4.9cm
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A small gilt bronze figure of Syamatara, 16th/17th Century or earlier
The Buddhist Saviouress seated in royal ease on a waisted lotus base, gesturing in varada mudra, and wearing a tiara and jewellery inlaid with turquoise,wood stand
Syamatara, or 'Green Tara', is particularly venerated in Tibet. She is the incarnation of the Nepalese Princess Bhrkuti, the wife of the first Tibetan Buddhist king.
These two fine Tibetan bronzes appeared on the BBC Antiques Roadshow on Sunday 27th February 2022,when they were brought in by the owner, and received high praise.
They have a family provenance to the owner's grandfather, Yang Yong Tai, a Chinese Provincial Governor in the 1930s,who received them as a diplomatic gift from a Tibetan emissary.
There is a tragic story attached to these pieces, for Yang Yong Tai was assassinated in 1936 in Hankow, by agents of Chiang Kai Shek.
THIS LOT WILL REQUIRE A £5000 DEPOSIT PRIOR TO BIDDING, PLEASE CONTACT AUCTION HOUSE. 来源：国民政府高级官员、前湖北省政府主席杨永泰（1880-1936）旧藏，由西藏使者赠予。杨永泰于1936年在汉口被蒋介石暗杀后，此佛像在家族传承至今。拍品曾在2022年2月27日登上BBC《鉴宝路秀》节目，获得专家一致赞赏。
Good condition, with some old rubbing to gilding on projecting areas, and a few turquoise beads lost, as visible in photographs.
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A small gilt bronze figure of Syamatara, 16th/17th CenturyH: 7.2cm, W: 4.9cm
FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A small gilt bronze figure of Syamatara, 16th/17th Century or earlier
The Buddhist Saviouress seated in royal ease on a waisted lotus base, gesturing in varada mudra, and wearing a tiara and jewellery inlaid with turquoise,wood stand
Syamatara, or 'Green Tara', is particularly venerated in Tibet. She is the incarnation of the Nepalese Princess Bhrkuti, the wife of the first Tibetan Buddhist king.
These two fine Tibetan bronzes appeared on the BBC Antiques Roadshow on Sunday 27th February 2022,when they were brought in by the owner, and received high praise.
They have a family provenance to the owner's grandfather, Yang Yong Tai, a Chinese Provincial Governor in the 1930s,who received them as a diplomatic gift from a Tibetan emissary.
There is a tragic story attached to these pieces, for Yang Yong Tai was assassinated in 1936 in Hankow, by agents of Chiang Kai Shek.
THIS LOT WILL REQUIRE A £5000 DEPOSIT PRIOR TO BIDDING, PLEASE CONTACT AUCTION HOUSE. 来源：国民政府高级官员、前湖北省政府主席杨永泰（1880-1936）旧藏，由西藏使者赠予。杨永泰于1936年在汉口被蒋介石暗杀后，此佛像在家族传承至今。拍品曾在2022年2月27日登上BBC《鉴宝路秀》节目，获得专家一致赞赏。
Good condition, with some old rubbing to gilding on projecting areas, and a few turquoise beads lost, as visible in photographs.
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