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THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA

15TH-16TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 2,500
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    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
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    A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA

    15TH-16TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 2,500
    Price Realised GBP 2,500
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    The deity is cast seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base, the right hand in gesture of varada mudra and the left in vitarka mudra. Each hand holds the tip of a lotus stem that trails along the arms and rises to a leafy lotus bud at one shoulder. The figure has a benevolent expression and wears an elaborate five-tier diadem and necklace. The necklace, diadem and lotus stem are all detailed with copper-inlay.
    4⅞ in. (12.5 cm.) high


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    Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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