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A MONUMENTAL AND EXTREMELY RARE FOUR-PRONGED BRONZE VAJRA, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A MONUMENTAL AND EXTREMELY RARE FOUR-PRONGED BRONZE VAJRA, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Boldly cast, the four-pronged vajra with a central compressed globular grip flanked by bands of lotus petals in relief and supporting a central column surrounded by four arched vajra points emerging from the jaws of makara heads with trumpet snouts.

Provenance: The Kienzle Family Collection, Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired between 1950 and 1985 by siblings Else (1912-2006), Reinhold (1917-2008), and Dr. Horst Kienzle (1924-2019), during their extensive travels in Asia. Subsequently inherited by Dr. Horst Kienzle and bequeathed to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. Released through museum deaccession in 2024. The Kienzle siblings were avid travelers and passionate collectors of Asian and Islamic art. During their travels, the Kienzle’s sought out and explored temples, monasteries, and markets, always trying to find the best pieces wherever they went, investing large sums of money and forging lasting relationships to ensure they could acquire them. Their fervor and success in this pursuit is not only demonstrated by their collection but further recorded in correspondences between Horst Kienzle and several noted dignitaries, businesses and individuals in Nepal and Ladakh. Their collection had gained renown by the 1970s, but the Kienzle’s stopped acquiring new pieces around 1985. Almost thirty years later, the collection was moved to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, opened by Peter Hardt in 2014. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter Hardt and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and casting irregularities, few tiny nicks, light scratches.

Weight: 9.4 kg
Dimensions: Length 67 cm

With a fitted modern base. (2)

The vajra (Tibetan: dorje) a symbol of indestructibility and power, is one of the primary ritual symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Derived from Sanskrit and translating to both thunderbolt and diamond, the vajra consists of two sets of prongs from which lotus petals emanate, flanking a central sphere. Often used in combination with a bell (ghanta) which represents feminine wisdom, the vajra symbolizes the masculine attribute of skillful means or compassion.

This unusually large dorje would have graced the altar of an important monastery or personal shrine of a high-ranking lama, given that it would not have lent itself to being used in the conventional manner during regular prayer.

Literature comparison:
Vajras of such large size as the present lot are extremely rare. One example of gilt and silver iron, 41.5 cm long, dated to the 20th century, is in the collection of the Tibet Museum, Fondation Alain Bordier, object number ABR 072.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 18 March 2013, lot 157
Price: USD 92,500 or approx. EUR 119,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A massive ornamental dorje, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form. Note the gilding and the much smaller size (35.6 cm).

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