A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A TARA

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong period
H. 11,3 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus-base with her right foot supported by a smaller lotus issued by the main base, her right hand resting on the slightly raised knee supporting a vase while the left is in vitarkamudra , lotus flowering along her left upper arm, wearing sari, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, her hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of floating ribbons, traces of blue pigment.
South German private collection, asssembled before 2007
Minor wear, resealed