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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TIBETAN-STYLE PRAYER WHEEL
Qianlong
Composed of a cylindrical wheel on a spindle decorated with lanca
characters interspersed with blossoming lotus, the cover with the top
decorated with a mandala formed of concentric circles, the reticulated
sides with blossoming flowers issuing from curving tendrils above
between a band of lappets and another of flowerheads, all executed in
multi-coloured shades on vibrant turquoise ground.
20cm (7 7/8in) high.

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY72,000 - 110,000

清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯轉經筒
Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏

The prayer wheel is a very popular liturgical tool in Tibetan Buddhism. Its
use by the faithful is equivalent to a prayer. The Qianlong emperor was
a fervent devotee of Tibetan doctrine. He recognised the supremacy of
the religious authority of the Dalai Lama, erected temples commissioned
the production of artifacts that could serve in rituals, combining Tibetan
forms and functions with decorative techniques of pure Chinese taste.
See a related cloisonné enamel prayer wheel, Qianlong, illustrated in The
Compendium of Collection in the Palace Museum. Enamels. Cloisonné
in the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, p.83, no.52.

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
18th century
The deity seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus pedestal with her
hands in varada and vitarka mudras, dressed in a diaphanous dhoti
with a pendent sash draped over the base, the face with downcast
eyes surmounted by an elaborate tiara, the hair arranged in a high
chignon secured with a finial.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000

十八世紀 銅鎏金度母像

Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏
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