A stunning Tibetan fire-gilt copper alloy phurba. 18th century - image-1

Lot 40 Dα

A stunning Tibetan fire-gilt copper alloy phurba. 18th century

Auction 1259 - overview Cologne
10.12.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 117.180 € (incl. premium)
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A stunning Tibetan fire-gilt copper alloy phurba. 18th century

The dagger with a three-sided blade and an intricately carved handle featuring three crowned heads of a fierce protector deity at the top. The center of the shaft consisting of multiple layers of lotus petals and two magic knots. A large makara head connects the shaft with the blade, with two intertwined snakes on the two front sides and ribbons to the rear. Traces of red and white pigments.
Length 37.5 cm

西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛橛
來源：德國黑森州私人收藏，1974年購於蘇黎世Koller，第31場拍賣，編號46

Provenance

Private collection, Hesse, acquired at Koller, Zurich, 1974, auction 31, lot 46

Literature

Cf. two similar pieces published in: Bräutigam, Uwe und Jeong-hee, Lee-Kalisch (ed.).Tibet. Klöster öffnen ihre Schatzkammern, Essen 2006, p. 394f, catalogue no. 71 and another similar piece dated 15th century in: M. Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet. Stuttgart 2020, p. 177, ill. 200