An antique Sino Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture of Tara Bodhisattva featuring a medium sized cast figure from the Chinese Qing Dynasty, for export. The piece was covered with a fine gold gilt, due aging and wear, the gilt layer faded out. Circa the mid 19th century. In Himalayan representations, Tara can appear in as many as 21 forms, and in painting and pieced silk images, she is depicted in five different colors like the Five Dhyani Buddhas, the most common of which are Green Tara, after a Chinese princess in a Buddhist legend, and White Tara, after a Nepalese princess. Antique Chinese Bronze Religious Sculptures For Collectors.