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PROPERTY OF A LADY 明永樂 鎏金銅綠度母坐像
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA 《大明永樂年施》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGLE
finely cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base
with beaded edges, the right foot resting on an individual
lotus issuing from the base, depicted with the hands held
in varada and vitarkamudra, the face rendered with a
benevolent expression accentuated with downcast eyes
and a gentle smile, framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes
adorned with ornate wheel-shaped earrings and an elaborate
crown enclosing a high chignon, further portrayed with
ornamental jewellery and entwined with long multi-stemmed
lotus flanking the shoulders, the base inscribed with a six-
character reign mark
18.7 cm, 7⅜ in.

HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000

Mark

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