TIBET - 18th/19th century - Lot 194

TIBET - 18th/19th century A panel from a set of “Four Mirrors” (me long bzhi) made of steel and silver, partially gilded; the border is decorated with a repoussé frieze of foliage among which float Buddhist symbols in gilded copper: citipati heads, alternating with the flaming jewel (cintamani), the skull cup, the offering of the five senses in a skull cup, the sword, the mace, the axe, and the lasso. Diameter 27.5 cm. Base. Provenance: - Spink and Son Ltd., London, June 1995 - Ian Triay Collection Exhibitions: - Monasteries and Lamas of Tibet, “La Caixa” Foundation, Madrid, Nov. 2000 – Jan. 2001 - Remember That You Will Die, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, March 19 – Aug. 9, 2010 References: - Deborah Ashencaen and Gennady Leonov, *The Mirror of Mind: Art of Vajrayana Buddhism*, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1995 (cover, Lot 1) - Gyaltsen, Sakapa Sonam, *The Clear Mirror: A Traditional Account of Tibet’s Golden Age*, Snow Lion, Ithaca, 1996 (cover) - Prats, Ramon, et al., Monasteries and Lamas of Tibet, Madrid, “La Caixa” Foundation, 2000, p. 111, no. 37 - Henss, Michael, *Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet: A Handbook on Ceremonial Objects and Ritual Furnishings in the Tibetan Temple*, Stuttgart, 2020, p. 231, no. 290 - Himalayan Art Resources, item No. 205019

Estimación:€15,000

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