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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA Aesthetic aspects such as the type of base, the tall chignon, and the heavily
MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY draped robes are characteristic of the fgures created in or around Dolonnor
The fgure is elegantly cast seated in lalitasana on a lotus base, with her in Inner Mongolia which was a thriving Buddhist centre during the Qing
outstretched right leg on a lotus. Her face is modelled with downcast eyes dynasty. Not only did the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Emperors
and her hair is fashioned in a high chignon behind a small fgure of Amitabha. patronise Dolonnor for its Buddhist scholarship and artistic production, the
Her right hand rests on her knee in varadamudra and her left is raised in city also served as a site of cultural exchange between the Qing Manchus
vitarkamudra. The deity wears elaborate jewellery inlaid with turquoise and a and the Mongols.
voluminous dhoti.
9⅞ in. (25 cm.) high
£30,000-50,000 US$40,000-65,000 蒙古 十八世紀 鎏金銅綠度母坐像
€35,000-58,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on 12 March 1998 in Hong Kong. 來源: 香港1998年3月12日所購
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 23400
出版: Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org)
編號23400

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