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As with a similar example in a private collection (HAR#9233), all
decorative elements, including the crown, beaded jewels, and skull
garland were cast separately and are now lost. But the result is a
breathtakingly elegant idealization of the female form captured in a fluid
and complex pose.

Another naked example is in the Rubin Museum of Art (HAR#65470).
The sculptures with a very dark brown patina are consistent with
Qianlong period works in the Palace Museum, Beijing (Treasures from
the Qing Palace Collection, p.195, no.186). Also compare with the
17th-century Chakrasamvara in Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightment,
Zurich, 1995, pl.112.

Provenance
Shirley Day Ltd, London, 16 November 1995
The Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California

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