Klubbat för:

200000 SEK

Utropspris

250 000-500 000 SEK

Beskrivning

A Gilt-Lacquered and Painted Wood Figure of a Green Tara, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with her pendent right leg supported by a lotus blossom, her right hand lowered touching her knee in varada mudra, her left hand raised in vitarka mudra, both shoulders flanked by blossoming lotuses, wearing loose robes and scarves, and elaborate ´jeweled´ necklaces, the hair pulled up into a tall chignon behind the crown and falling in sections and curls down the shoulders, Qianlong period (1736-1795), height c. 37 cm, cracks, loss of material, repairs

PROVENANCE:
The private collection of Gösta and Märta Rashammar
Purchased at Spak, Klarabergsgatan 37, Stockholm, 15 August 1962 (receipt)

Compare with a figure sold at Christie´s, New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1365


NOTE:
Regarded as a female boddhisatva, Tara is one of the most widely worshipped female figures of Buddhism, revered for the protection and guidance she offers on the path toward enlightenment. Tara exists in twenty-one forms, each representing specific qualities or actions, with the Green Tara having a particular association with protection from fear.

The technique of coating carved wood figures with gilt-lacquer appears to have emerged during the early part of the Ming dynasty, continuing on to the Qing dynasty and echoing Buddhist bronze figures in form and decoration.

Auktionsnummer:

1153

Datum:

2017-06-06