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A GROUP OF TSAMPA MOLD STICKS, TIBET, 17TH-19TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A GROUP OF TSAMPA MOLD STICKS, TIBET, 17TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

The group contains a bundle of nine torpar, two blocks of zanpar, and one rectangular mold. Each wooden panel is carved with hollow molds of various ritual motifs, including people, deities, spirits, torma offerings, animals and symbols.

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 ‘Manuskript, Tibet', the back ‘S688, H:6 B:33 T:4’. Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Stempel mit stehende Gottheit, B:8 H:14.5 T:3', the back ‘S270, Tibet 20 Jh’. Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Reg S270'. Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Model Holz, Tibet, 18 Jh', the back ‘S685, H:6 B:26 T:3’, priced at EUR 725.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and natural imperfections including age cracks. Nicks, scratches, and tiny old, smoothened chips.

Weight: 1,074 g (together)
Dimensions: Height 30.2 cm – 14.5 cm

Torma Molds (torpar) are carved wooden lengths of wood with images of the different sets of offerings used to create 'tsampa' barley dough replicas, or substitutions, of real figures and objects, for use in Buddhist and Bon rituals in the Himalayan and Tibetan regions. Typically, the figures include a man and a woman, often with the hands placed at the waist in a passive gesture. Other groups of figures include the Nine Animals that Fly in the Sky, Nine Animals that Walk on Land, and the Nine Animals that Live in Water (see an example) along with many other objects including the Eight Auspicious Symbols (see an example). There are naga creatures and strange hybrid animals all of which appear to be unique to Tibetan culture and possibly a borrowing from the early Bon ritual practices.

The dough molds
can be single lengths of wood with two or more sides, with the important figures carved in groups, or they can be sets of lengths, fastened together with string or leather cord. A single side or both sides can be carved with figures and symbols. Some examples are also stained with color as the dough can be pre-colored prior to pressing, or colored after pressed and readied for use.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 10 December 2016, lot 523
Price: EUR 12,750 or approx. EUR 15,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A group of Tsampa mold sticks, Tibet, 17th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related carving. Note the larger size (61 cm) and that the group contains nine sticks.

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