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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
~440
A PAIR OF FINELY-INCISED SILVER BUTTERLAMPS AND
COVERS WITH THE EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS
TIBET OR MONGOLIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each 13æ in. (34.9 cm.) high (2)
$7,000-9,000
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24757.
Placed on an altar with various sacred offerings, butter lamps are an essential
part of Buddhist ritual worship. This resplendent pair, still retaining their
original covers, are richly molded in precious silver, and ornately incised with a
rich, overall foliate design. The bowls of the lamps rise from ritual amrita vases,
symbols of long life, and the sides of the bowls and the tops of the covers are
ornamented with the Eight Auspicious Symbols. The crests surrounding the
openings at the top of the cover depict arhats or lamas seated within a verdant
landscape, and their openwork design would have allowed the smoke to billow
through their apertures.

西藏或蒙古 十八/十九世紀 銀刻八寶吉祥紋酥油蓋燈一對
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24757

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