Jing Wen
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Lot 74
VAJRA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ Tibet, XIVe/XVe siècle
25 – 27 October 2022, 10:30 CEST
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €48,255 inc. premium
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VAJRA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ
Tibet, XIVe/XVe siècle
A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY VAJRA
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Finely and heavily cast with nine prongs with detailed makara heads and a central knop grip. 19.5cm (7 5/8in) long.
A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY VAJRA
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Finely and heavily cast with nine prongs with detailed makara heads and a central knop grip. 19.5cm (7 5/8in) long.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired in the 1970's
Referred to within the name of Shakyamuni's seat of enlightenment (vajrasana), this vajra symbolizes the immutable quality of the spiritual truth Shakyamuni unveiled. Used as ritual implement in Tibet, it is cast with five-prongs, four of them turned inwards on the central prong.
The style of this vajra derives from early Ming imperial workshops of the 15th century, but is more finely cast with elaborate treatment of the makara heads who disgorge swirling scrolls that support each prong. The orientation of the makara faces on the outside of the prong shafts is variance that is not clearly defined, but the composition is a clear sign of gifted artists working during the highpoint of Tibetan art in Central Tibet. Compare with closely related example from the Gene Smith Collection (HAR#73050) and others sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1253, and Bonhams Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 120.
西藏 十四/十五世紀 鎏金銅金剛杵
來源：
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏，得自二十世紀七十年代