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A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT- 清十八世紀 銅漆金白度母像
LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF 來源
WHITE TARA 1990 年購於香港
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 此尊白度母像為西藏製作並進貢給清廷的禮物。北京雍和宮藏有一件風
The figure is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base 格近似但衣飾較為複雜的白度母像，著錄於故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系
with a beaded rim. Her right hand is lowered in varadamudra and 《藏傳佛教造像》香港，2003 年，圖版 231 號。另可參考一組由達賴
her left raised in vitarkamudra holding a stem. She is wearing a 喇嘛轉世靈童進貢給清廷的一組五尊無量壽佛像，其一著錄於故宮經典
diaphanous dhoti, a sash, armlets and a necklace. Her hands and 《藏傳佛教造像》北京，2009 年，圖版 25 號，其風格與此尊十分類似，
feet are cast with eyes, and her face with a serene expression. Her 尤其是瓔珞飾品等的表現手法。
hair is fashioned into a high chignon and inset with the figure of the
Amitabha. The body and feet of the figure are lacquered gold.
19æ in. (50.5 cm.) high, box
HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990
This large figure of White Tara belongs to a group some of which are
known to have been given to the Qing court as tribute. A more elaborate
example of this type is in the Yonghegong Temple, and illustrated in
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist
Statues of Tibet, Hong Kong, 2003, no. 231. Another group of figures (one
of which is illustrated in Tibetan Buddhist Sculptures, Beijing, 2009, no.
25) given by the Dalai Lama shortly after his reincarnation and now in
the Palace Museum, Beijing, are also stylistically very similar, especially
when comparing the ornaments of the figures.

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