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A LARGE IRON AND BRONZE PHURBU WITH WOOD LOTUS BASE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A LARGE IRON AND BRONZE PHURBU WITH WOOD LOTUS BASE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Tibet. Finely cast with a vajra-formed mid-section surmounted by three heads, two wrathful with open mouth revealing their tongue and one semi-wrathful with a grim expression. The other end with a tripartite blade issuing from the fangs of a makara and with snakes meandering down the sides. The stand of triangular form, carved to the side with petals and a central aperture for the phurbu, the underside finely incised with three blades and foliage surrounding a central gankyil symbol. (2)

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 ‘Reg #2421 Phurbu Bronze, Tibet 19. Jh’, and priced at EUR 3,250.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and manufacturing irregularities including traces of soldering around the mid-section. One of the heads’ earrings with a loss. The wood base with wear, nicks, minor chips, expected age cracks, and minor warping to the metal band around the rim.

Weight: 2,187 g (the phurbu) and 5.1 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Length 47 cm (the phurbu), Height 52.5 cm (incl. stand)

A phurbu (kila) is a three-edged peg usually made from metal or wood originating with Indian Tantric Buddhism and related to ritual mandala construction. The phurbu has been described in the West as a dagger with three blades. The finest metal phurbus are created from meteorite iron, while sandalwood is also popular. The various tantra literature describes different mediums for construction based on function and ritual practice. The principal deity associated with the phurbu is Vajrakila (Vajrakilaya) represented by three faces at the top of the dagger crowned with a half vajra.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt-bronze phurbu dated to the 19th century in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B62B177.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 28 March 2024, lot 35
Price: USD 3,780 or approx. EUR 3,800 converted at the time of writing
Description: A large bronze phurba, Tibet, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form with similar vajra-form mid-section. Note the size (39.7 cm) and bronze blade.

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