Lot 148
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THANGKA DEPICTING GREEN TARA IN HER PURE LAND
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 557
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Description
the Bodhisattva seated at the centre in lalitasana, the right hand extended in varada mudra and the left hand raised holding a large lotus spray, the figure placed at the centre of a palatial complex in the Sandalwood Forest, the Tara's Pure Land paradise, flanked by Marich holding an ashoka branch to the left, and by Ekajati holding a lotus spray to the right, surrounded by musicians, dancers and further divinities
Dimensions
73cm x 52cm (sight)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private American collection.