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A gilt bronze figure of a seated Green Tara, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century.

Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 210 - 2 650 EUR
2 280 - 2 730 USD
Hammer price
30 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A gilt bronze figure of a seated Green Tara, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century.

The goddess is sitting on a double-lotus throne, with her right hand in a gesture of bestowing boons. Height 9,5 cm.

Base with casting-cracks. Base-plate possibly later.

More information

Tara is a female Buddha and a meditational deity, and one of the most popular goddesses 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 enlightenment.