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A SMALL GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SYAMATARA, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY Katalognummer: CA0918-116 Cast and chased copper alloy with massive fire gilding and remainders of old pigments. The base originally sealed Tibet 15th-16th century Elegantly seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus pedestal, the hands in varada mudra and vitarka mudra, flanked by two lotuses rising to the shoulders, the serene face framed by an elaborate tiara and earrings, wearing a dhoti delicately adorned with beaded necklaces, armlets and bracelets. The present lot demonstrates an excellent craftsmanship of the 15th century by showing a well-proportioned body with an elegantly-curved torso and a delicate execution on the jewel adornments. Tara is represented here as an elegant and slender goddess, superbly cast with long graceful fingers, finely chased details and inset turquoise and coral jewelry. Her crown supports a single strand of pearls that loops across her forehead. The spiritual and compassionate Tara is highly revered in Tibet as a female Bodhisattva, considered as the Goddess of Universal Compassion and the manifestation of the actions of all Buddhas. There are twenty-one forms of Tara and the two most popular ones are the Green Tara, or Syamatara, and the White Tara. Green Tara has the special power to help overcome dangers, fears and anxieties as well as grant wishes. It is venerated as a liberator from samsara, the chain of birth and rebirth in the illusory material realm. According to myth, she emerged from the tears of Avalokiteshvara as he wept for the suffering of all sentient beings. It is a testament to the supreme compassion and agency she embodies. As such she is depicted with her right leg outstretched, ready to respond to one's suffering, and her right hand in the gesture of charity. Shape: Statue Weight: 214 grams Dimensions: Height 11,2 cm Condition: Outstanding condition with some wear and traces of age as expected on a piece from this period, some of the inlaid corals and turquoises missing. Remainders of old pigments Provenance: Hungarian private collection Literature comparison: Casey Singer & Denwood, Toward a Definition of Style, p. 74, no. 52. (for a Dakini held in The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M85.221), showing a comparable treatment of the base's lotus petals) Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, p. 153, p. 98. (for a comparable base of a 14th century figure of Ushnishavijaya in the Museum Rietberg) Auction result comparison: ARTS D'ASIE. Sotheby’s, 23 JUNE 2016, PARIS, lot 132. (for a comparable copper alloy statue dated to the 14th/15th century, with the same size and motif) 15/16世紀鎏金銅合金綠度母像 銅合金，鎏金飽滿，底座原封 西藏，15-16世紀 優雅地坐在雙蓮花天王座上，手呈蓮花指與布施印，兩束蓮花長至肩旁，華麗的頭飾及耳墜下有著安詳的面容，搭配念珠項鍊、臂章及手環。 這尊度母像穠纖合度的身軀與優雅塑型的姿態，搭配細膩雕刻的珠寶配件，完美的展現的15世紀的雕刻工藝。度母為一高貴尊爵的神祇，有著修長的手指，精緻雕刻及鑲嵌的珠寶配件。她的頭冠上有一串環形的珍珠。 在西藏，具有慈悲大愛的杜母也被尊稱為女菩薩。度母共有21種法相，其中最知名的為綠度母以及白度母。綠度母能解救八大苦難，消除眾生煩惱，滿足願求。 形狀：度母像 重量：214克 尺寸：高11.2厘米 品相完好，與年代相符，一些鑲嵌的珊瑚及綠寶石缺失，舊原料。 匈牙利私人收藏 文獻參考：一件可參考的荼吉尼像見Casey Singer & Denwood著《Toward a Definition of Style》，第74頁，編號52。另一件14世紀的尊勝佛母像參見Uhlig 著《On the Path to Enlightenment》，第153頁，編號98。 Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750