A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF WHITE TARA, TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF WHITE TARA

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

Height 7 in. (17.8 cm)

the deity seated in dhyanasana with the right hand lengthened along the knee in varada mudra, the left hand raised in vitarka mudra, with both hands holding the stems of lotus flowers, wearing a dhoti and decorated with elaborate jewelry, the lips lifted into a benevolent smile, with the third eye visible on the forehead, her hair knotted in a high chignon surrounded by a five-pointed diadem

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13717.