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A FINE EMBOSSED SILVER AND COPPER PORTABLE SHRINE WITH TSATSA, GAU
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /7天10小时
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A FINE EMBOSSED SILVER AND COPPER PORTABLE SHRINE WITH TSATSA, GAU

Tibet, 19th century. Finely chased and embossed, the shrine of lobed outline with a similarly shaped central window, surrounded by a pair of dragons centered below by a kirtimukha face, and above by a flaming Triratna representing the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the teachings, and the monastic community, borne on neatly incised scrolling vines with flowering blossoms, and framed by beaded bands. The narrow sides fitted with two rectangular cord loops on each side for suspension. The window revealing a gilded tsatsa of the striding Mahakala.

Provenance: From an old and important German private collection, assembled between 1950 and 2007.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of use, casting irregularities, small dents, and few old soldering marks along the seams.

Weight: 275 g
Dimensions: 12.4 x 11 x 3.9 cm

Gau are sacred receptacles serving many purposes in Tibetan daily life, including as a sign of social status and rank. They are most commonly constructed from metal repoussé and made according to three different sizes. The small and medium sized gaus are portable, while the largest of gaus were often placed within a home or temple. All hold sacred and auspicious objects including tsatsa which can often be seen through a viewing window. Their purpose, as stated by Rhie and Thurman, “...served as a site where the wisdom emanation of that enlightened being could be invoked and communicated with.” (A Shrine for Tibet, New York, 2009, p. 255)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Tibetan silver repoussé gau, dated 19th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number 393-1906.

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