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A large gilt bronze figure of Tara, with Qianlong mark.
Estimate
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
9 130 - 13 700 EUR
9 350 - 14 000 USD
Hammer price
120 000 SEK
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A large gilt bronze figure of Tara, with Qianlong mark.
Seated on a lotus throne, with the hands in the teaching gesture, dharmachakra mudra. Inlayed with turquoise and coral. Inscription to base reads 'Da Qing Qianlong nian jingzao'. Height 32 cm.
Wear, loss of inlayed stones.
Saleroom notice
China with Qianlong mark.
Provenance
Property of a Swedish noble family.
More information
Tara is a female buddha and a meditational deity, and one of the most popular godesses in Tibet. She is considered to be the goddess of universal compassion and the manifestation of the actions of all buddhas. Her name is derived from the Sanskrit root word tar (to cross over) meaning one who helps sentient beings to cross over the ocean of existence (samsara) from the impure state to one of perfect , pure enlightment.