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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 1100 – 1382 AD
Lot 10 - FAS1025
Nepal, 13th-14th century. Finely cast standing in graceful tribhanga with her right hand lowered and held in vitarka mudra, the left hand raised holding a scroll, the deity wearing a long dhoti falling elegantly in richly detailed folds, the body adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with coral and turquoise, and the face with a serene expression, surmounted by a tall crown inlaid with glass beads in imitation of turquoise and coral.
The lower back of the robe with a rectangular aperture retaining its original seal, probably holding sacred contents within.
Provenance: From a Japanese private collection.
Condition: Good condition with ancient wear, casting irregularities, few small nicks, some inlays lost and others replaced, abrasions and flaking to gilt. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with cuprite and malachite encrustations.
Weight: 78 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 10 cm (excl. stand), 22.1 cm (incl. stand)
With an acrylic stand. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related, slightly earlier gilt-bronze figure of Tara dated to the 13th century, 18.5 cm, from the Berti Aschmann Foundation and now in the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, inventory number BA 84.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2016, lot 201
Price: USD 23,750 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of a standing Tara, Nepal, 14th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting with similar pose and expression. Note the base and the size (13.3 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2007, lot 312
Price: USD 14,400 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Tara, Nepal, 14th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting with similar pose and expression. Note the size (12.7 cm).
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