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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 8019
8018 A PIECED SILK HANGING WITH BROCADE VAJRABHAIRAVA
A GILT METAL VAJRA MANTRAS AND DHARANIS
Heavily cast in standard form consisting of a central shaft bisected Tibet, 18th/19th century
by a central node encircled by four closely grouped prongs, most The central rectangular fragment woven with a dark blue ground
exterior surfaces covered in vividly rendered faces, the interior and faded yellow threads with six blocks of Sanskrit inscriptions in
crevices showing traces of oxidation. Tibetan uchen script relating to the practice of Vajrabhairava below
5 1/4in (13.3cm) long placement instructions for each block woven in white threads with a
horizontal line of Chinese characters to include left and right (zuo and
US$3,500 - 5,000 you), front and behind (qian and hou), above and below (shang and
xia) the forty-ninth Buddha (sishijiu Fo); the block of six repeated a
second time above a partial block of four at the base; surrounded by
pieced brocade triangles and strips in various patterns that form the
border on each side.
76 1/2 x 62in (194 x 157.5cm)
US$10,000 - 15,000
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