A gilt bronze figure of White Tara
Nepal dated NS 877 (1756-57 AD)
With the four-armed Tara seated in Dhyanasana over a double-lotus base, her primary right hand extended in Bhumisparsamudra and her left raised in Abhayamudra, her secondary arms raised, each holding a lotus flower, clad in a long dhoti secured with a jewelled belt and a shawl draped across her shoulders and curling at her sides, further adorned with necklaces and other jewellery, her serene expression with an Urna centred above her almond-shaped eyes, her hair pulled into a high chignon secured with a foliate tiara, backed by a separately-cast double aureola and with an inscription on the base at verso
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of White Tara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : dated NS 877 (1756-57 AD)
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 265
- Lot Essay : The inscription says this image was commissioned by (?) and Mohodevi in the name of the their daughter Shubhalaksmi.
- Price realised : USD 10,000
- Estimate : USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
- Provenance : Acquired in New York before 1980