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Tara
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Devotees of Tara regard her as both a Buddha and a bodhisattva. Venerated as the affectionate and impartial mother of all living beings, Tara helps men and women on their path toward enlightenment, rescuing them from physical and spiritual danger. She holds a lotus, a symbol of purity, and makes the gesture of teaching with her right hand, imparting Buddhist knowledge to her devotees.
Provenance
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Klejman Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 1969; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/4 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 3 9/16 in. (13.3 × 10.5 × 9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.3127