California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 12, 2016  March 12, 2016

 Lot # 1207 
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA    清 銅鎏金度母像


  • Dimension: Height: 12 3/4 in (32.4 cm) Width: 8 7/8 in (22.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $15000

Richly gilt overall, seated in lalitasana with her pendant right foot resting on a lotus rising from the double-lotus base with beaded rims, her lower body clad in a closely fitting dhoti gathered at the ankles and secured with a belt at the waist, a shawl with incised design across her chest and shoulders, the hands forming varada and vitarka mudra, her face serene and crowned with a foliate tiara, flanked by lotus blossoms on either side. Qing Dynasty period.