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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ TORANA Similar toranas can be found above multiple entrances of the Changu
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY Narayan temple in Nepal. Another example is published in Ghose
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61694 (ed.), Vanishing Beauty: Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the
57 cm (22 1/2 in.) high; 85 cm (33 1/2 in.) wide Barbara and David Kipper Collection, Chicago, 2016, p.72, fig.65.
HK$160,000 - 240,000 Provenance
Tony Moore, London, 2005
尼泊爾 十七世纪 銅鎏金錘揲托拉納拱門
This elaborate assortment of mythical creatures frequently surrounds
Buddha images. One of each plane – aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial –
they evoke Nature’s acceptance of Shakyamuni as a truly enlightened
being, conveyed throughout his hagiography. These creatures also
function as mythic guardians, with toranas like the present often
appearing above openings to sacred spaces to prevent the invasion of
polluting elements.
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