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13" Copper White Tara Idol from Nepal | Nepalese Copper Statue

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Praised for her peaceful manner and healing abilities, White Tara is a well-known character in Tibetan Buddhism, standing for enlightenment and compassion. She symbolizes the brightness of awakened awareness and pristine morality because she is dressed in all-white. After absorbing the aura, White Tara becomes a moon goddess. The moon is not only beautiful to look at, but it also gives forth a soft glow that illuminates the earth. The full moon enhances White Tara's magical capacity to enlarge objects, enabling them to realize their full potential. In certain interpretations, she stands for peace and an increase in limitless joy. The moon of our life, virtues, and wisdom are completed in a beautiful circle when we devote ourselves to her.

Her seven eyes and her abundance of riddles show that compassion must be wise to be correctly and impartially observed; alternatively, it is either sentimentality or pity. The seven eyes represent the three vismoksha and the four Brahma viharas, according to a reflection by Stephan Beyer. There are four Brahma viharas or happy states of mind. The first and most essential characteristic of happiness and loving-kindness is loving-kindness. Happiness transforms loving-kindness into sympathetic delight, rejoicing in the accomplishments or good fortune of others. Equanimity, the final of the four virtues, is attained when all living things feel these pleasant emotions equally. The three vismokshas present various perspectives on reality.

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Item Code:	NLH075
Specifications:	Copper
Height:	13 inch
Width:	8.5 inch
Depth:	5.5 inch
Weight:	4.30 kg

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How are Nepalese copper statues made?

Nepalese statues and sculptures are best known for their unique small religious figures and ritual paraphernalia for over two thousand years. These are mainly cast in copper alloy. Nepal draws influences from the artistic styles of Buddhism and Hinduism, and therefore the sculptors of the country specialize in making the icons of both these religions. Over the years, Nepalese sculptures evolved into their own distinctive iconography. Some characteristic features of these sculptures that differ from other pieces are exaggerated physical postures, youthful and sensual features, languid eyes, wider faces having serene expressions, and ornate flourishes. The Buddhist deity icons of Nepal have tremendous demand in countries such as China and Tibet for ritual purposes in their temples and monasteries.

Nepalese statues and sculptures have a high copper content and therefore develop a slightly reddish patina on the surface as they age. However, the most unique feature of Nepalese copper statues is their decorative detailing. The pieces are heavily gilded and sometimes inlaid with semi-precious stones. This embellishment protects them from getting tarnished. The traditional lost-wax method for casting Nepalese copper statues remains the most practiced technique in Nepal for many centuries. This process involves many steps and requires skilled artists.

The first step in lost-wax sculpting is to make a wax replica of the desired Buddhist deity to be cast in copper. This replica is created by hand and therefore needs excellent artistic skills otherwise fine features will be lacking.

Once the wax replica is made, it is then coated with a special mixture of clay with a brush. This layer of clay is hardened when left to dry. A small hole is made on the base of the wax mould so that the wax flows away when it is heated.

At this stage, a hollow mould in the shape of the deity is obtained.

This is the time to pour liquid copper into the hollow mould which is then allowed to cool and harden inside a container of cold water. When the liquid metal has hardened, the mould is removed and the statue within is revealed.

The artist works on the details of the statue using various tools. It is then polished to get a shiny and lustrous surface.

Now comes the most important part of Nepalese art which is gold gilding. This is done by the traditional fire gilding method. A mixture of mercury and 18K gold is applied on the surface of the statue and heat is applied using a flame torch. The result is that mercury evaporates along with impurities, leaving a pure 24K gold finish.

The lost-wax method of sculpting is the most preferred technique

for artists to cast a metallic statue having intricate details. Since Nepalese copper sculptures require extraneous effort for giving a majestic look by adding special embellishments, it takes several weeks to complete one masterpiece. A 24K gold gilded copper sculpture retains its brilliant luster for many years and appears as like before. Nepalese sculptures continue to remain one of the finest specimens of the art of the East that have a strong aesthetic appeal that other sculptures cannot match.