A Tibetan Silver Travelling Shrine, Ga‘u
QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
清 藏銀噶烏盒
of tiered form having a curved recto and verso with pointed corners, depicting fourteen deities in four registers; at bottom, three wrathful deities surmounted by eight peaceful figures holding alms bowls, further surmounted by a central figure of a lama wearing a pandita hat; the registers framed by architectural elements resembling a pagoda roof, having a lotus base.
Length 6 in., 15.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia
Acquired from TK Oriental Antiques, Williamsburg, Virginia, August 24th, 2009 5th 2011.
Exhibited in Xi'an, Shanxi, China, September-October 2011.