Chinese Art






A bronze figure of the Green Tara


Sino-Tibetan, 19th centuryThe deity cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the left foot resting on a lotus bloom issuing from the base, the left hand raised in vitarka mudra, the face with a serene expression and crowned with a five-leaf tiara atop neatly tied back hair, two lotus stalks flanking her arms and extending upwards above the shoulders, the figure elaborately adorned with beaded jewellery.36cm high