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PROPERTY FROM A SCANDINAVIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right hand
held in varadamudra and the left raised to the chest in
vitarkamudra, both supporting uptala lotuses rising to the
shoulders along the elbows, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl
over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled necklaces around
the waist and the chest, the face with a benevolent expression,
crowned with a ve-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon
11.5 cm, 4½ in.
£ 3,000-4,000
HK$ 29,000-38,600 US$ 3,750-5,000
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PROPERTY FROM A SCANDINAVIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SMALL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF
RATNASAMBHAVA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the gure seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his
right hand in bhumisparsamudra and his left in dhyanamudra,
wearing a dhoti and a shawl wrapped around his left shoulder,
his face with a peaceful, downcast expression framed by
pendulous ears, the hair tied in tight curls below the ushnisha
10.8 cm, 4¼ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750
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