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A large gilt copper alloy figure of Tara, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Estimate
200 000 - 250 000 SEK
17 900 - 22 300 EUR
18 900 - 23 600 USD
Hammer price
1 050 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A large gilt copper alloy figure of Tara, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Portrayed seated in lalitasana with hands in varada- and vitarkamudra, with downcast eyes beneath a tiered crown fronting a tall chignon, wearing a dhoti, elaborate jewelry and long scarf, with long-stemmed lotus issuing from the palms and rising to the shoulders, the pendent right foot going over the double lotus throne. Height 26 cm. Weight 4243 gram.

Attibutes missing.

Provenance

From the collection of a Swedish couple who were members of the Swedish Missionsförbundet in Falköping (Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, founded in 1878). They aquired it from members of their congregation who were missionarys in China in the early 20th Century. Thence by descent to their grandchildren.

Exhibitions

Compare a dated tara at, Sothebys, Important Chinese Works of Art / 17 March 2015 • New York. Lot 377.