A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA NEPAL 18TH/19TH CENTURY
the figure seated in Lalitasana on a lotus base, the right handheld in Varadamudra and the left raised to the chest in Vitarkamudra, both supporting Uptala lotuses rising to the shoulders along the elbows, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled necklaces around the waist and the chest, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon and framed with an ornate foliate Mandorla, the base with a Tibetan inscription
13.2 cm, 5 1/2 in.
13.2 cm, 5 1/2 in.
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
- Year : 18TH/19TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Accession No : LOT 87
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Acquisition Method : PROPERTY OF A LADY
- Status : SOLD AT : IMPORTANT CHINESE ART 16 MAY 2018 | 10:30 AM BST LONDON
- ESTIMATE : 5,000 — 7,000GBP
- LOT SOLD : 13,750 GBP