Tibet, Nepal: ‘Green Tara’ figure, silver-plated and gilded.
The ‘Green Tara’ is one of the goddesses who helps people in Tibetan Lamaism. She is recognizable by one half-opened lotus blossom or bus, whose stem she always hold in her hand. In the present ‘Green Tara’, this half-opened lotus blossom is visible on her left shoulder. To her right side is a lotus in full bloom. The figure also wears a crown with three small glass pearls (or imitation stones). She sits on a double lotus plinth in the gesture of a helpful bestower of protection. The figure consists of a ‘waste mould casting' made of metal (copper?). It is silver-plated and partly fire-gilt. First half of the 20th century; H: 23.5 cm. (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
24.03.2014 - 16:00
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EUR 800.- to EUR 1,200.-
Tibet, Nepal: ‘Green Tara’ figure, silver-plated and gilded.
The ‘Green Tara’ is one of the goddesses who helps people in Tibetan Lamaism. She is recognizable by one half-opened lotus blossom or bus, whose stem she always hold in her hand. In the present ‘Green Tara’, this half-opened lotus blossom is visible on her left shoulder. To her right side is a lotus in full bloom. The figure also wears a crown with three small glass pearls (or imitation stones). She sits on a double lotus plinth in the gesture of a helpful bestower of protection. The figure consists of a ‘waste mould casting' made of metal (copper?). It is silver-plated and partly fire-gilt. First half of the 20th century; H: 23.5 cm. (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.03.2014 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 18.03. - 24.03.2014 |