Page 285 - Bonhams Fine Chinese Art Nov 2013 London
P. 285

276

275                                                                    276
A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Tara                              A gilt-bronze figure of Tara on a Buddhist lion
18th century                                                           18th/19th century
Seated cross-legged atop a double-lotus pedestal and the hands         The bodhisattva wearing a five-peaked Buddhist tiara and high
held in dhyana mudra, finely cast with eyes downcast beneath a         topknot, the slender body embellished with an animal pelt and heavy
five-tiered crown enclosing the high chignon, embellished with ornate  jewellery with areas of red enamelling, the right hand held out in the
wheel-shaped earrings and necklace, with a separately cast flaming     harina or lion gesture above the right leg stretched out in lalitasana
mandorla behind.                                                       and supported by a lotus pedestal placed on a patterned textile on
19.5cm (7 2/3in) high (2).                                             the back of a Buddhist lion cast with a fierce grin, the thickly-tufted
£3,000 - 5,000                                                         mane and tail painted red, fixed wood stand.
HK$37,000 - 62,000	         CNY29,000 - 49,000                         15cm (5 7/8in) high
                                                                       £20,000 - 25,000
                                                                       HK$250,000 - 310,000	  CNY200,000 - 250,000
十八世紀 漢藏銅鎏金度母坐像

Provenance: traceable to the early 20th century, collected by Mr       十八/十九世紀 銅鎏金度母騎獅像
Findlater of Langside Drive, Glasgow, who had business dealings in
the East.

來源:可追索至二十世紀早期,由曾在東方有生意往來,英國格拉斯                                                                                       Fine Chinese art | 281
哥Langside Drive的Findlater先生收藏
   280   281   282   283   284   285   286   287   288   289   290