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A MANI STONE, TIBET, CIRCA 1850
奥地利
03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A MANI STONE, TIBET, CIRCA 1850
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Of irregular form, the flattened gray stone carved in sunken relief along its natural contours with a running inscription in Tibetan script of a prayer as part of a traditional sadhana of piety to yidam.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Manistein, Tibet, 1850', the back, ‘Reg 1717, L:33/B:15’, and priced at EUR 1,250. Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Reg 1717’.
Condition: Good condition with wear and natural imperfections. Obvious losses, chips, nicks, rubbing, and scratches.

Weight: 2,243.6 g
Dimensions: Height 33.3 cm

Mani stones broadly refer to carved stones of a spiritual nature. They may be inscribed with prayers, painted colorfully, or have simple indentations. The stones picked for mani carvings are usually ordinary rocks, pebbles, and small boulders. In some cases, prayers or religious images are also carved on huge, immovable boulders, on the sides of rocky mountains, and inside caves. In most cases, people use a hammer and chisel to carve. Although electric tools might be used occasionally, mani stone carving is primarily handcrafted due to the religious aspect of the practice.

Mani prayer stone carvings are a traditional religious practice to accumulate positive merit by spreading prayers. Practiced by monks, nuns, nomads, and peasants alike, it reflects the devotion of entire communities. Village shamans and elders often embark on summer pilgrimages to creek sources, offering prayers and leaving carvings to honor and delight water spirits. Traveling monks, in contrast, seek out sacred mountain passes, temple walls, and existing prayer mounds, adding their contributions to these sacred sites.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Tibetan mani stone dated to the 19th century in the British Museum, registration number 1937,0609.8.

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拍品估价:200 - 400 欧元 起拍价格:100 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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