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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
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A SMALL SILVER FIGURE OF TARA
TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
3¡ in. (13.7 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York, 1970s, by repute.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24748.
In Himalayan sculpture, images cast in silver are relatively rare, given the
scarcity of the metal in East Asia and its use in the creation of currency. This
charming image of Green Tara depicts the goddess seated on a lotus base
with an unusual diaper pattern between the tips of the petals and the beaded
rim around the top. The base is further cast with lantsa characters along
the back of the base. Her somewhat individualized face is depicted with full
cheeks, pursed lips, and heavily-lidded downcast eyes.

西藏 十八/十九世紀 銀度母坐像
來源:
私人珍藏, 紐約, 1970年代 (傳)
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24748

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