1261
A Tibetan Silver Travelling Shrine, Ga‘u
Length 6 in., 15.2 cm.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Passed
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Length 6 in., 15.2 cm.
Description
A Tibetan Silver Travelling Shrine, Ga‘u
QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
清 藏銀噶烏盒
of tiered form having a curved recto and verso with pointed corners, depicting fourteen deities in four registers; at bottom, three wrathful deities surmounted by eight peaceful figures holding alms bowls, further surmounted by a central figure of a lama wearing a pandita hat; the registers framed by architectural elements resembling a pagoda roof, having a lotus base.
of tiered form having a curved recto and verso with pointed corners, depicting fourteen deities in four registers; at bottom, three wrathful deities surmounted by eight peaceful figures holding alms bowls, further surmounted by a central figure of a lama wearing a pandita hat; the registers framed by architectural elements resembling a pagoda roof, having a lotus base.
Length 6 in., 15.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia
Provenance
Acquired from TK Oriental Antiques, Williamsburg, Virginia, August 24th, 2009.
Exhibited in Xi'an, Shanxi, China, September-October 2011.
Exhibited in Xi'an, Shanxi, China, September-October 2011.