A Polychromed Wood Figure of Tara
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A Polychromed Wood Figure of Tara

NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A Polychromed Wood Figure of Tara
Nepal, 17th/18th Century
Seated in lalitasana wearing a foliate crown flanked by lotus blooms, the details deeply carved and with polychrome; base inscribed in Newari on reverse
12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1958.
Literature
S. Kramrisch, The Art of Nepal, New York, 1964, p. 23, cat. no. 64. A. Headington, 'Private World of a Prince: Oriental flair in a Paris apartment,' Connoisseur, July 1988, p. 51, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Asia House Gallery, The Art of Nepal, 1964, no. 64.

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