A Small Gilt-Bronze Figure of Tara, Ming Dynasty, 15th / 16th Century

A Small Gilt-Bronze Figure of Tara, Ming Dynasty, 15th / 16th Century

cast seated in lalitasana, with hands held in varada and vitarkamudra, the face with a benevolent expression, a five-tiered crown enclosing the high chignon, wearing a clinging dhoti and bejeweled waist band and necklace, with long multi-stemmed lotus flanking the shoulders, the pendent right foot resting on an individual lotus issuing from the double-lotus pedestal. height 4 3/4 in., 12.1 cm. Estimate 10,000—15,000 USD

Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's