明 銅鎏金度母坐像 Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right hand held in varada mudra and the left raised to the chest in vitarka mudra, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled necklaces around the waist and the chest, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon. Ming Dynasty period. 度母，梵名為Tara，全稱「聖救度佛母」，古代稱之為「多羅菩薩」。度母實為觀世音菩薩之化身，有二十一種化現，而綠度母則為所有度母之主尊，總攝其餘二十尊化身之所有功德，能救八種苦難，故又稱為「救八難度母」。此尊就展現了度母慈悲護持，濟世度人的莊嚴妙相。度母頭戴五葉寶冠，髮髻高束，眉弓如月，鼻樑高挺，嘴角露和煦微笑。圓形耳環垂於耳下，上身坦露，胸飾瓔珞手足釧鐲，雙手拈蓮莖，左手結說法印，右手於右膝結與願印，半跏趺坐蓮座之上。整尊佛像雕刻細膩，裝飾繁複精緻，金色醇厚，姿態優雅，為明代金銅佛像造像代表之作。 來源：洛杉磯重要藏家收藏