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Auction archive: Lot number 0016

A GILT BRONZE TIBETAN VOTIVE STUPA

Estimate
€600
ca. US$839
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 0016

A GILT BRONZE TIBETAN VOTIVE STUPA

Estimate
€600
ca. US$839
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A GILT BRONZE TIBETAN VOTIVE STUPA Catalog Number: AB0319-0016 Gilt bronze Tibet, around 1900 Of conical form divided into multiple sections, all of which are circular, from the wide base to the lotus bud-shaped tip. Whether a chaitya, stupa or chorten, they are all terms related to the form of a holy building or funerary monument and symbolize the Buddhist universe and the absoluteness of its transcendental doctrine. This piece ‘s decoration is ribbed, geometric or composed of a row of lotus leaves. In the middle is a crown of vajra pointing upwards and almost balcony-like in appearance, above which is a ribbed conic section and, above that, an umbrella-shaped section with lotus leaf and, at the very top, a lotus bud. On the bottom is the closure with vishivavajra, which has been opened. Dimensions: HEIGHT 27.5 CM Condition: Good condition, with minor dents and nicks. The bottom has been opened and is dented Provenance: German private collection

Auction archive: Lot number 0016
Auction:
Datum:
22 Mar 2011
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
Beschreibung:

A GILT BRONZE TIBETAN VOTIVE STUPA Catalog Number: AB0319-0016 Gilt bronze Tibet, around 1900 Of conical form divided into multiple sections, all of which are circular, from the wide base to the lotus bud-shaped tip. Whether a chaitya, stupa or chorten, they are all terms related to the form of a holy building or funerary monument and symbolize the Buddhist universe and the absoluteness of its transcendental doctrine. This piece ‘s decoration is ribbed, geometric or composed of a row of lotus leaves. In the middle is a crown of vajra pointing upwards and almost balcony-like in appearance, above which is a ribbed conic section and, above that, an umbrella-shaped section with lotus leaf and, at the very top, a lotus bud. On the bottom is the closure with vishivavajra, which has been opened. Dimensions: HEIGHT 27.5 CM Condition: Good condition, with minor dents and nicks. The bottom has been opened and is dented Provenance: German private collection

Auction archive: Lot number 0016
Auction:
Datum:
22 Mar 2011
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
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