A SET OF GILT-BRONZE VAJRA AND A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CEREMONIAL BELL, GHANTA
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
378000HKD HKD 378 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Lieu de l'événement | Royaume-Uni, London |
| Commission | see on Website% |
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ID 963262
Lot 3084 | A SET OF GILT-BRONZE VAJRA AND A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CEREMONIAL BELL, GHANTA
Valeur estimée
HKD 300 000 – 500 000
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The eight-prong vajra has a central bulb flanked on either side by a row of lotus petals. The ghanta has a gilt handle cast with a face of Buddha wearing an eight-foliate crown, supporting a band of lotus petals and surmounted by a vajra-form finial. The domed-shaped bell is decorated at the shoulder with radiating lotus petals each containing a Lantsa Sanskrit, above a band of horizontal vajra symbols within beaded borders that are repeated above the splayed foot in vertical form. The body is further decorated with a row of animal masks suspending beaded strings. The interior of the bell is further decorated with five lotus petals and a symbol.
Vajra: 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) long
Bell: 9 3/8 in. (23.9 vm.) high
Provenance
Spiritual practice center in Portland, Oregon, since late 1990s
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Bronce |
| Époque historique: | Dynastie Ming |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Bronce |
| Époque historique: | Dynastie Ming |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |


