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A SILVER REPOUSSÉ PORTABLE AMULET BOX, GAU, CONTAINING A SMALL GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
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A SILVER REPOUSSé PORTABLE AMULET BOX, GAU, CONTAINING A SMALL GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURYTibet. The foliate, arch-shaped copper reliquary with a silver lid mirroring the form of the central window, finely chased and embossed with the Eight Auspicious Symbols—known in Chinese as bajixiang and in Sanskrit as ashtamangala—each set upon a small lotus pedestal borne on leafy scrolling vines. The composition is centered by flaming jewels above and a ferocious kirtimukha mask below, shown grasping a serpent in its hands while devouring it, all above rockwork.The amulet box houses a small gilt copper alloy figure of Tsongkhapa, seated in dhyanasana upon a double-lotus pedestal, with his hands joined before his chest in dharmachakra mudra, wearing loose-fitting monastic robes and his pandita cap.In addition to the figure of Tsongkhapa, the reliquary preserves within it a sacred textile and fragments of a sutra bearing Tibetan script in the Uchen style. The ensemble is preserved within a red fabric case with gilt-thread borders.Provenance: From a private collection in Austria.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting irregularities, light tarnish to silver, rubbing to gilt, expected minor warping and light dents, few minuscule nicks, surface scratches mostly to back. The base of the figure unsealed.Weight: 328.3 g (total)Dimensions: Height 13.8 cmGau are sacred receptacles that served many purposes in Tibetan daily life while also signifying social status and rank. Most commonly fashioned in repoussé metalwork, they were produced in three principal sizes The smaller and medium examples were designed for portability, whereas the largest versions were typically installed within domestic interiors or temples. All served as containers for sacred and auspicious objects including votive tablets or 'tsa-tsa', often visible through a small viewing aperture. Their purpose, as noted by Rhie and Thurman, was to serve 'as a site where the wisdom emanation of that enlightened being could be invoked and communicated with'. See Marylin Rhie and Robert Thurman, A Shrine for Tibet, 2009, p. 255.Among the most significant forms of personal adornment in Tibet, charm containers held small devotional images, printed prayers and amulets, molded tablets depicting protective deities, and other relics. Traditionally worn by both men and women as protective devices to ward off malevolent forces, the gau assumed distinct forms according to gender and context of use. Women typically wore smaller examples suspended at the neck on short strands of turquoise, coral, or banded agate. Gau associated with men were generally larger and frequently conceived in the form of miniature shrines. Travelers secured them to the arm or wore them bandolier-style across the chest.Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is venerated in Tibet as a 'Second Buddha' and is recognized as the principal teacher of the First Dalai Lama, Gendun Drub (1391-1474). A preeminent scholar and reformer, he revitalized the earlier Kadampa tradition and established the Gelugpa order, which would become one of the most influential schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He founded the great monastic institutions of Ganden, Drepung, and Sera. Within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Tsongkhapa is revered as an emanation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related parcel-gilt silver repoussé portable amulet box, Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, Derge, c. 1900, 21.3 cm high, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.80.48.1-.2. Compare a related gilt-copper alloy repoussé amulet box, Tibet, 19th century, 8.3 cm high, in the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, accession number 58.5.1-2. Compare a related parcel gilt-silver and copper alloy amulet box, Tibet, Kham Province, Derge, late 18th to early 19th century, 18.1 cm high, offered at Michael Backman, London, no. 9372.Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Koller Zürich, 2 June 2015, lot 149 Price: CHF 3,750 or approx. EUR 4,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A copper 'gau' with repousse silver front, Tibet Expert remark: Compare the related form, repoussé work, motifs, and accompanying figure. Note the size (18.5 cm).

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