Lot 31
SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
QING DYNASTY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
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
Dimensions
23cm high; 3588g
Footnote
Compare to two gilt bronze figures of Tara, one 18th century, sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 178; the other also 18thg 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.