ID 548619
Lot 461 | Tanzmaske in Form eines Garudas, Tibet, 20. Jahrhundert
Estimate value
€ 2 000
Mehrteilig gearbeitete Maske aus fein getriebenem, teils vergoldetem, teils farbig gefasstem Kupferblech. Das Gesicht des Reittieres des Gottes Vishnu mit langem Hakenschnabel, ausdrucksstarken Augen und dem Dritten Auge, dem Stirnchakra, und darüber drei Totenschädel. Höhe 46 cm.
Neben dem Schneelöwen, dem Drachen und dem Tiger gehört der Garuda zu den vier Kraft- oder Symboltieren der vier Himmelsrichtungen. Auf tibetischen Gebetsfahnen befinden sie sich häufig jeweils in einer Ecke, ergänzt durch ein Windpferd in der Mitte.
Zustand: II -
A Tibetan dance mask in the form of a Garuda, 20th century
The mask made of several pieces in finely hammered copper foil, partially gilt, partially painted in colour. The face of the god Vishnu's mount with a long, hooked beak, expressive eyes and the third eye chakra on the forehead, surmounted by three skulls. Height 46 cm.
Along with the Snow Lion, the Dragon and the Tiger, the Garuda is one of the four dignities or symbolic animals of the four directions. Tibetan prayer flags frequently show the animals, one in each corner, with a wind horse in the middle.
Condition: II -
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