A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Well-cast seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus base, her right hand extended in varada mudra and her left hand held before her chest in vitarka mudra, lotus stalks rising up to her shoulders, wearing a flowing dhoti with incised borders and beaded jewelry inset with hardstones, her face with a benign expression surmounted by a foliate tiara, her hair drawn into a double chignon, the body with gold lacquer
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high