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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 331

A GILT COPPE R ALLOY FIGURE OF WHITE TARA , TIBETO - CHINESE, 18TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD

PROPERTY FROM AN EAST COAST COLLECTION
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF WHITE TARA
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

Height 7 in. (17.8 cm)

the deity seated in dhyanasana with the right hand lengthened along the knee in varada mudra, the left hand raised in vitarka
mudra, with both hands holding the stems of lotus flowers, wearing a dhoti and decorated with elaborate jewelry, the lips lifted into
a benevolent smile, with the third eye visible on the forehead, her hair knotted in a high chignon surrounded by a five-pointed
diadem

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13717.

Provenance
Acquired 1970s

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