STATUETTE DE TARA VERTE EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE/XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4602 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.) high Footnotes: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF GREEN TARA QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 清 十八/十九世紀 銅鎏金綠度母像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s This gilt bronze depicting the revered Buddhist savior Tara has the charming addition of two diminutive devotees positioned within the lotus pedestal. Another in the same style with an affixed dakini was sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 5 October 2020, lot 122. Classic features of sculptures produced by the Qing Dolonnor workshop of Inner Mongolia include the present bronze's oval facial type, prominent crown, and tall base, seen in another example sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 89. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com