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A COPPER AND BRASS AMULET BOX AND COVER, GAU
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A COPPER AND BRASS AMULET BOX AND COVER, GAU
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Tibet, late 18th to early 20th century. Of rectangular form, the copper body applied with brass and chased to the top with a multi-lobed panel incised with blossoming flowers against a ring-punched ground, the sides decorated with swirls and applied with vajra-form copper mounts opening to reveal four compartments.

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 ‘Gau, Kupfer, Messing ziseliert, Tibet, 18. Jh', and priced at EUR 1,500.
Condition: Good condition with wear, traces of use, and casting irregularities. Expected dents and warping. Minor rubbing to incised details. Tiny losses to hinges. Rich, naturally grown, dark patina with scattered malachite encrustations.

Weight: 603.1 g
Dimensions: Size 15.8 x 12.2 x 4.2 cm

An amulet case or ga'u of copper and brass, was used to contain rolled prayers and blessed or holy objects believed to protect the wearer from evil. Such boxes were worn suspended on a strap or sash across the shoulder or around the waist when travelling.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gau in the collection of the Tibet Museum. Compare also a closely related gau dated to the early 20th century, 15 cm wide, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IM.77-1929.

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拍品估价:300 - 600 欧元 起拍价格:150 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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