Page 30 - Indian, Himalaya and Asian Art Bonhams Setp 2015

18 The well-worn appearance of this sculpture, especially the face,
A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID COPPER ALLOY indicates the Tara served as a special object of veneration. Through
FIGURE OF TARA centuries of prolonged ritual rubbing the raised features are barely
Tibet, 13th/14th century discernible and the surface has achieved a smooth buttery patina.
Elegantly cast, bestowing the gestures of teaching and charity
issuing, lotuses blossoming by her shoulders, the head of Amitabha A curious element of this sculpture is the head of Buddha Amitabha
surmounting her headdress with inlaid copper, her eyes with inlaid projecting from the top of her coiffure. While it is common for him to
silver, and her jewelry with inset stones. appear at the apex of thangkas of Tara, sculptural examples are very rare.
4 in. (10.2 cm) high
$8,000 - 12,000 Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33037
西藏 十三／十四世紀 銅錯銀度母像
Provenance
The modeling is compact, deliberate, and confident, clearly deriving Private New York Collection
from Pala idioms. So too does her more Indian face delicately Acquired from Emporium Antique Shop Ltd, 2000
embellished with silver inlay. Compare with an example sold at
Christie’s, 10 March 2012, lot 90.

28 | BONHAMS