A LARGE GILT REPOUSSé FIGURE OF TARA, DOLLONOR, 18th – 19th CENTURY Copper repoussé with gilding and partial dark patination China / Mongolia, Dollonor, Qing Dynasty, 18th – 19th centuryThis beautiful sculpture depicts the young goddess Syamatara, who is venerated as a liberator, able to free devotees from the chain of birth and rebirth and all the suffering that ensues. In myth, she emerged from the tears of Avalokiteshvara as he wept for the suffering of all sentient beings. It is a testament to her supreme compassion and agency. The figure sits in dhyanasana on a round lotus base with both hands resting in her lap, facing upwards. Clad in a flowing dhoti with hems neatly incised with a foliate pattern and adorned with precious jewelry. The face shows a serene expression, the urna is rendered prominently and the hair is done up into a tall chignon.The exquisitely worked heavenly bands, strands of hair and earrings are all hallmarks of the finest work from Dolonnor in Inner Mongolia, which catered to the rapid expansion of Tibetan Buddhist temples along the border regions of the Qing empire, particularly under the Qianlong emperor (1735-1795). Shape: Figural Weight: 1,607 gramsDimensions: Height 42 cm, maximum width is 24 cm Condition: Good original condition with minor traces of age and use, bottom plate and attribute missingProvenance: Hungarian private collectionAuction result comparison: For a closely related standing Bodhisattva, sharing the near identical facial features see Christies, Himalayan, Indian and South East Asian Art, New York, 15 March 2017, lot 220. 大型鎏金銅雕鏨金度母像,十八至十九世紀鎏金銅,雕金,局部黑色銅綠中國/蒙古,多隆諾爾,清代,十八至十九世紀造型:人物造型 重量:1,607 克尺寸:高 42 厘米, 最寬為24 厘米 品相:原始狀況良好,有些微年代與使用痕跡,封底銅片與法器遺失來源:匈牙利私人收藏