White Tara and Green Tara
Summary
White Tara and Green Tara. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, 20 1/4 x 20 in. (51.4 x 50.8 cm). In this unique arrangement of an extremely rare subject, two taras are seated on lotus thrones rising from pools set in a mountainous backdrop. The White Tara, represented with the multiple eyes of omniscience, sits in meditation posture, while the Green Tara hangs one leg pendant. Both lower one hand in the boon-giving varada mudra.
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Date
1450 - 1500
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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public domain