Parcel Gilt-bronze Figure of Standing Tara

Description:

Parcel Gilt-bronze Figure of Standing Tara, Tibetan China, on a double lotus base (separately cast),her body configured with two separate casts joined at the waist, her right arm slightly open to one side with her hands in varada mudra, her left hand at chest with the thumb touching the tip of the middle finger, flanked by two separately cast lotus stalks (one broken),her dhoti decorated with chased foliate scroll design, her hair tied up and painted blue, ht. 35 1/8 in.
Estimate $400-600

one lotus stalk missing a broken part, some gilt loss and tarnishing, surface dirt, a hole to her right shoulder probably for a missing element.


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