A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA, 15TH-16TH CENTURY Tibet. Seated in lalitasana on a sealed double-lotus base with the pendent foot resting on a smaller lotus, the right hand extended in varadamudra and the left held in vitarkamudra. The base plate incised with a vishvavajra.

Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, purchased in Nepal, October 1968. Collector’s inventory label ‘8119’ to base. Ancient inscription ‘39’ neatly incised in Tibetan to backside of base.
Condition: Very good condition with significant old wear, some casting flaws, few small nicks, occasional light scratches, some minor losses, some inlays missing. Fine natural patina overall.

Weight: 500.3 g
Dimensions: Height 12.2 cm

The face with a serene expression surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair arranged in a tall chignon. Clad in a knee-length dhoti and richly adorned in floral and beaded jewelry, inlaid with glass paste and semiprecious stones.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Green Tara, also dated to the 15^th-16^th century, at Christie’s New York in Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II on 24 September 2020, lot 947, sold for USD 18,750. 十五至十六世紀銅鎏金綠度母坐蓮像
西藏。綠度母結游戲姿坐於雙層蓮台上，右足踩在一株伸出的小蓮蓬上。右手結與愿印，左手安慰印。底座封板上刻著金剛杵。

來源：瑞士私人老收藏，1968年10月購於尼泊爾。底座上有藏家收藏編號 ‘8119’ 。底座背面刻有藏文“39”字樣。
品相：品相極好，有明顯的舊磨損，一些鑄造缺陷，很少的小刻痕，局部有輕微的划痕，一些輕微的缺損，一些鑲嵌寶石缺失。整體精美的天然包漿。

重量：500.3 克
尺寸：高12.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近的西藏銅鎏金綠度母像，十五至十六世紀，見紐約佳士得Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II 2020年9月24日，售價USD 18,750。