Lot 69
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
This ritual flaying knife (also known as a vajra kartri), is composed of a single piece of carved rock crystal with gilded brass mounts set with turquoise, coral and other ornamental stones.
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23cm high, 16cm wide
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
At one point the chopper was coated in a yellow pigment and animal glue mix but this has now largely worn away.
It is not unusual in the Buddhist world for religious objects and images of deities to be made of precious material and then to have them covered with gilding or some other colouring in lieu of gilding.
The use of precious material in the first instance is an act of merit. To then cover this material with gold leaf or a coloured pigment is a further act of merit.
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Purchased from Michael Backman, Ltd, London.
Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8261
6:30pm - 8 October 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6.30PM AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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