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32 White Tara, also known as the White Saviouress or Liberator,
A RARE THANGKA OF SITATARA specifically performs the blessings of bestowing longevity and offers
Tibet, 19th century protection from the Eight and Sixteen Fears. Encircling the central Tara
Distemper and gold on cloth, with cloth mount, framed and glazed. and filling all of the surrounding space are 102 small White Tara figures
85 x 69 cm (33 1/2 x 27 1/8 in); of identical appearance.
With cloth mount: 91 x 75 cm (35 3/4 x 29 1/2 in).
A related thangka of a deity on a red ground, 19th century, is in the
西藏十九世紀 本尊度母像 Potala Palace collection, illustrated in Budala gong: zhenbao guan
tulu, Shenzhen, 2013, p.75; another related thangka of a deity on a
Referenced 參考: Himalayan Art Resources item no.2170 red ground is illustrated by B.Olschak and G.T.Wangyal, Mystic Art of
Ancient Tibet, London, 1987, p.58.
Provenance 來源: The Jongen-Schleiper Collection of Fine Thangkas
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Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.31, no.15

出版及著錄： A.Neven著，《Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya》，布魯塞爾，1978年，頁31，編號15