A CAST AND REPOUSSÉ GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF TARA, NEPAL, 18TH-19TH CENTURYThe four-armed deity seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with beaded upper rim, the main left hand held in vitarka mudra and the main right lowered in varada mudra, the other two hands holding a short staff and sutra. The palm of one hand and sole of one foot each incised with a stylized flowerhead. She is dressed in a diaphanous robe and billowing scarves, and richly adorned with beaded jewelry.Provenance: From the Folker Collection, Denmark. Mr. Folker, an industrialist and well-known collector of Himalayan art, bought from Danish dealers and noted auctioneers such as Lau Sunde and Bruun Rasmussen.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, small dents, minuscule nicks, minor losses, rubbing to gilt, the base unsealed.Weight: 903 gDimensions: Height 17 cmHer serene face with sinuously lidded eyes, gently arched brows, a raised urna, and bow-shaped lips forming a calm smile, flanked by elongated earlobes with large circular earrings, the hair arranged in a topknot with a vajra finial behind the foliate tiara, the head backed by a mandorla.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2011, lot 326Price: USD 10,625 or approx.EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt bronze figure of White Tara, Nepal, 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related base, mandorla, and repoussé elements, as well as the related size (18.7 cm). Note the different pose and number of arms.十八至十九世紀尼泊爾錘鍱鎏金銅度母像四臂度母結右舒遊戲姿坐於蓮台之上，左手當胸結三寶印，右手撫膝施五羅陀手印，另兩手執短杖和經卷。其面容慈悲安詳，雙眉之間有白毫，面帶微笑，神情恬淡怡然；長耳垂，佩戴大耳環；頭髮梳成高髻；葉狀王冠後有一個金剛杵頂飾，有光背。緊貼肢體的天衣帛帶，佩戴著華麗的串珠首飾。