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A BRONZE RITUAL BELL, GHANTA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
奥地利
12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /7天8小时
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A BRONZE RITUAL BELL, GHANTA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Tibetan-Chinese. Of typical form, finely decorated in relief to the exterior with beaded festoons hanging from beast masks, enclosed by vajra bands above and below, the shoulder with a band of lotus petals below a beaded rim surmounted by an arched handle flanked by foliage and topped with a bud-form finial. The interior inscribed ‘om ah hum’.

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: Fair condition with old wear and manufacturing irregularities. Old fissures with ancient soldering marks to the exterior. Minor dents and nicks. One edge of the handle and the rim each with a small loss. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina.

Weight: 6.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 30 cm

The ritual bell or ghanta, is described in teachings as 'proclaiming the sound of emptiness' and represents the female aspect of wisdom and truth in voidness of form and emptiness. For an indepth explanation of the meaning and symbolism of the motifs and drawings of bells with similar bases to the current lot, refer to Robert Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, plate 115, p. 245.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 6 November 2012, lot 162
Price: GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 34,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze ritual bell, ghanta, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the related form and motifs. Note the closely related size (30.5 cm).

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