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A FINE GILT BRONZE REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF KHADIRAVANI TARA
Lot 44 - HS1225
Tibet, 18th to first half of the 19th century. Seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with beaded rims, one hand raised before the chest in vitarka mudra, the other in varada mudra, adorned in beaded jewelry and wearing a long dhoti with finely incised, floral hems, the face downcast with a gentle smile, surmounted by a two-tiered chignon and flanked by pendulous earlobes.
Provenance: German private collection. Zacke, Vienna, November 2015, lot 74. Austrian private collection, acquired in the German trade.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, manufacturing irregularities, losses to the inlays, earrings, and accoutrements, few cracks, rubbing to the gilt, and small dents, one dent to the arm with a tiny tear. The interior with few malachite encrustations.
Weight: 394 g
Dimensions: Height 21.7 cm
Expert’s note: The present image, distinguished by the pendent foot not resting upon a small lotus base as is typically depicted, represents the rare form of Khadiravani Tara, the ‘Tara of the Acacia Forest’. In this manifestation, Tara is revered as the compassionate protectress who delivers beings from the Eight Dangers—lions representing pride, elephants symbolizing delusion, fire for anger, snakes for envy, robbers for wrong views, imprisonment for avarice, floods for desire, and demons for doubt.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 11 December 2020, lot 48
Price: EUR 3,024 or approx. EUR 3,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-copper repoussé figure of the white Tara, Tibet 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, material, and size (22 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 9 November 2021, lot 167
Price: EUR 11,970 or approx. EUR 13,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large gilt copper repoussé and copper alloy figure of Green Tara Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and pose. Note the size (37.5 cm).
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