A gilt bronze figure of green Tara Qing Dynasty, 18th century, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base, the right foot resting on a lotus flower rising from the base, the right hand lowered in varadamudra, and the left raised in vitarkamudra, wearing a dhoti and trailing shawl and further adorned with jewellery, the face with lowered gaze and benevolent smile, and surmounted by a tiara enclosing a high chignon, 17 cm high, Provenance, arch angel Antiques, Hong Kong, 3 May 2000, together with their certificate of antiquity. Private Collection, Melbourne