31. STATUETTE DE TARE VERTE EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ NÉPAL, DÉBUT DE L'ÉPOQUE MALLA, XIVE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4890 10.2 cm (4 in.) high A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF GREEN TARA NEPAL, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY 尼泊爾 馬拉王朝早期 十四世紀 銅鎏金綠度母像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Portrayed here in one of her most popular forms, Syamatara (Green Tara) is considered beneficial for all activities. She is depicted smiling whilst seated in 'royal ease'. With her right arm extended in the gesture of generosity, she is venerated as a liberator, able to free devotees from the chain of birth and rebirth. Compare the inset jewelry and the lotus flowers flanking her shoulders to another Tara image from the same period, sold at Bonhams, New York, 19 March 2018, lot 3015.