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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SYAMATARA With the rounded white lotus by her right shoulder and the conical
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY blue lily by her left, this gilded sculpture follows a traditional mode of
With inset lapis and turquoise; a later, incorrect Yongle mark inscribed representing Green Tara. Her abundant inset turquoise, disc-shaped
across the foot of the base’s reverse. earrings, and the sash that frames her head are stylistic features
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61629 redolent of the Densatil style of which this bronze is a later iteration.
17.5 cm (7 in.) high The incised mark is erroneous as a work of the Ming court, but the
dating is not far off, with this bronze probably being produced towards
HK$250,000 - 350,000 the end of 15th century.

Provenance
西藏 十五世紀 銅鎏金綠度母像 Jerome Beagle, London, 1990s

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