STATUETTE DE TARA BLANCHE EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE/XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4642 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.) high Footnotes: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF WHITE TARA QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 清 十八/十九世紀 銅鎏金白度母像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s White Tara is depicted with seven eyes (four of which appear on her hands and feet), enabling her to see into all realms of existence while bestowing longevity to her devotees. Her tall, floral crown flanked by lateral fans resemble Dolonnor images made at the height of the Qing Empire's influence in Inner Mongolia. Compare with a closely related White Tara from the Kandell Collection, published in Rhie & Thurman, A Shrine for Tibet, 2010, p. 147, no. III-5. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com