California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 May 10, 2020  May 10, 2020

 Lot # 9646 
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA    清乾隆 銅鎏金度母坐像


  • Dimension: Height: 6 6/8 in (17.1 cm) Length: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 2 2/8 in (5.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1200
  • Estimate To: $1800

Qing Dynasty period. Cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right hand extended in varadamudra and the left hand raised to the chest, flanked by leafy uptala lotuses rising above the shoulders, dressed in a dhoti incised with a foliate borders, further embellished with beaded jewellery, crowned with a five-leaf tiara. The lower front base cast with six character Qianlong mark.


綠度母,全稱聖救度佛母,是二十一尊度母之一,為觀世音菩薩的化身,是所有度母之主尊,總攝其餘二十尊化身之所有功德。此尊頭戴五葉花冠,面相圓潤,高鼻薄唇,眼作笑意,相容和煦,各處嵌飾彩石,耳戴圓珰,頭向右微傾,身體呈三折式,豐乳細腰,體態婀娜。左腿單盤,右足踏一莖仰蓮,舒坐於臺座上。上軀袒露,佩戴瓔珞釧環,下著綢裙,上鏨刻有華美細密的紋飾。右手自然置於右膝施與願印,左手風空二指於胸前相撚作說法印。最精彩的是兩株茂盛的蓮花繞臂而上,齊肩綻放,臺座蓮瓣六寬闊飽滿,整像造型生動,鎏金淳厚。