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A COPPER ALLOY VAJRA AND GHANTA Representing the fundamental qualities Buddhism asks of its followers,
TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY wisdom and compassion, vajra and ghanta ritual implements are
Together with the ghanta’s leather case. central to Tibetan Buddhist practice. Prolonged use of this pair has
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61685 rubbed raised details smooth. The ghanta is cast in two parts: a bell
Ghanta: 18 cm (7 in.) high; of silvery metal decorated with rings of vajras and lotus petals with
Vajra 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) long sacred syllables; and a handle with a crowned Bodhisattva-head
surmounted by a vajra finial. The accompanying five-pronged vajra is
HK$50,000 - 80,000 modeled in matching style, comprised of prongs issuing from makara
heads, either side of a grip with rounded center and heavily worn lotus
petals.
西藏 約十六世紀 銅金剛鈴杵一套
Provenance
Collection of Joseph Gelpy, 1970s
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