ID 331626
Lot 36 | SELTENER TANTRISCHER SCHREIN - TORMA KANG
Estimate value
€ 7 000 – 9 000
Herkunft: Tibet.
Datierung: 17./18. Jahrhundert
Technik: Holz, bemalt mit Pigmenten und Blattgold, Beschläge aus Bronze. An der Vorderseite eine Schiebetür.
Beschreibung: Auf jeder Seite zeigt die Bemalung eine goldgelbe Pforte, über der jeweils einer der vier
Wächter der Himmelsrichtungen (Lokapala) sitzt. Die Wand ist in der Art von Thangka
gefüllt mit Schädeln bzw. Leibern, entlang des oberen Randes hängen abgezogene
Menschenhäute. Eine Art Teppich führt auf die Pforte hin, jeweils flankiert von
Raubtieren, wie Tigern, Löwen, Hunden und Wölfen, aber auch von einem grünen Pferd und
einer Schildkröte.
Maße: Höhe 37cm, 23 x 26cm.
Zustand A/B.
In diesen Schreinen wurden die kegelförmigen Opfergaben (Torma) aus Gerstenmehl und Wasser nach den Zeremonien für Buddha und die Lokapala aufbewahrt. Sie sind äußerst selten in westlichen Sammlungen zu finden.
Auction house category: | Oriental: Buddhist art |
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Auction house category: | Oriental: Buddhist art |
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Address of auction |
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Hitzelerstr. 2 50968 Köln Germany | ||||||||||||||
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