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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF WHITE TARA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
4º in. (10.8 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired in the Hong Kong art market, 1990s , by repute
This carefully carved soapstone image of White Tara is among
very few published examples of soapstone Buddhist fgures. Her
narrow waist, beaded jewelry, and ribbon-tied foliate crown are
of a seventeenth-century style, as evidenced by similarities to lot
661 of this sale.

Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 24454.

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A CARVED WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER
26º x 7æ in. (66.7 x 18.4 cm.)
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE
Private collection, California, 1970s, by repute
This beautiful wooden relief sculpture is a functional manuscript,
or pecha, cover. The image depicts Shadakshari Lokeshvara,
Amitayus, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Shakyamuni, Vajradhara,
Padmasambhava, Jambhala, Padmapani Lokeshvara (from left to
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right, top to bottom).

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