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A COPPER ALLOY MAHAPARINIRVANA
STUPA
Tibet, 13th/14th century
Surmounted by a lotus bud, swirling ribbons,
the crescent moon and sun, and lotus-borne
chintamani.
16 1/2 in. (42 cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000
西藏 十三／十四世紀 銅涅磐塔
This type of stupa is associated with
the Kadampa sect in Tibet. Grander
than the majority, it bears the additional
Mahaparinirvana sun-and-moon finial. Others
are published in Leidy & Thurman, Mandala,
New York, 1998, p. 56, no. 6; and Tibet:
Tradition and Change, Albuquerque, 1997,
p.158. Also see one sold at Sotheby’s, New
York, 25 March 1999, lot 7.
Exhibited
Le Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la
Ville de Paris, Dieu(x), Modes d’emploi’, 25
October 2012 - 3 February 2013
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33042
Provenance
Private European Collection, acquired early
1980s to mid 1990s
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