A fine Sino-Tibetan embellished gilt-bronze figure of White Tara Qianlong period Depicted seated in padmasana, with hands bearing lotus blossoms, with a bladed crown and stone-inlaid bodhisattva jewelry, dhoti, scarf and vase finely incised, the underside with apparently original base plate, incised with double vajra centered by a yin/yang symbol, the plate and underside of base engraved "jiu shi se" (94). H: 4 3/4 in.; 12cm PROVENANCE: Francis Edward Searles (1841-1920) Thence by descent to the present owner