Three Gilt-bronze Buddhist Figures

Description:

Three Gilt-bronze Buddhist Figures, Sino Tibet, 19th century, a Tara dressed in a flowing robe and a jeweled crown, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus throne, her left hand in prithvi mudra, her hair colored blue; a long-haired lama, seated on a semicircular seat decorated with a goat head in front, a bowl in his left palm, his hair colored brown; and a bodhisattva, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, her right hand in vitarka mudra, a jar in her left hand, (base missing),the first two with a stylized "double dorjes" symbol on base, ht. 1 7/8 to 3 3/8 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Good condition, patina on all figures, left figure with pitting and loss near base on reverse.


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