The Remarkable Mr. John Gilmore Ford (1928-2024) of Baltimore and Some Remarks on the Famous “Ford Tārā”
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Figure 8: Green Tārā
detail, right hand in abhaya mudra
Tibetan (Artist)
1160s-1180s
tempera on cloth
H 48 x W: 31 ½ in.
(Tibet)
Walters Art Museum F.112
Promised gift of John and Berthe Ford.
det 1: detail of Fig. 4, right hand in abhaya mudra
det 2: detail of Fig . 6, right hand in abhaya mudra
det 3: detail of Henss sculpture of Tara, right hand in abhaya mudra
det 4: Green Tara
gilt copper alloy
Nepal or Tibet, 13th c.
9 in / 23 cm
ex collection Michael Henss, photo Bonhams, March 2022
