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A SILVER AND IRON MECHANG POUCH, CHUCKMUCK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
奥地利
09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A SILVER AND IRON MECHANG POUCH, CHUCKMUCK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Tibet or Mongolia. The leather tinder pouch with silver fittings decorated with Buddhist motifs, mounted with an iron blade, and a silver loop for suspension. The leather with a checked pattern.

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 ‘Feuer-Zeug, Eisen/Silber, Tibet 18. Jh’, and priced at EUR 1,250.
Condition: Good condition with expected wear, small nicks, light surface scratches, small tears to the leather, and some of the silver fittings possibly reattached.

Humans have throughout history used different techniques and tools to create life-sustaining fires. One of the oldest and most widespread methods is by using tinder, flint, and steel. Sharp-edged flints are struck against a fire striker, which causes hot, oxidizing metal particles to split off and ignite tinder. Tinder is a fine material with the ability to combust quickly and often consists of amadou made from fungus, plant fibers, or artificial materials like paper strips and petroleum.

A variety of different boxes, bags, and pouches were used to store the kits and to keep the tinder dry. While some were made for domestic use to light hearths, fireplaces, and candles in the home, others, like this mechang pouch from Tibet, were designed as pocket versions to start fires on the go. The leather pouches, beautifully decorated and featuring a striking plate, are mostly known under their colonial British term ‘chuckmuck’, worn on a belt, and found across North Asia, China, and Japan from the 17th century onwards.

Weight: 248 g
Dimensions: Length 8.7 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related brass and steel pouch with blade, Tibet, in the Science Museum Group, object number 1937-682/996.

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拍品估价:250 - 500 欧元 起拍价格:150 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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