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A gilt copper alloy ritual libation ewer (kalasha) Tibeto-Chinese, 18th/19th century
19 March 2012, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$12,500 inc. premium
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A gilt copper alloy ritual libation ewer (kalasha)
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th/19th century
Raised on a spreading lotus foot, the pear-shaped body set with a long tapering spout issuing from the mouth of a dragon and secured to the body by interlinked square earrings. Set opposite a slender S-shaped dragon-headed handle. The dome lid with a precious jewel finial. The ovoid body is finely work with multiple beaded swags issued from kirrtimukha masks around the shoulder. 19 in. (48.3 cm) high
Raised on a spreading lotus foot, the pear-shaped body set with a long tapering spout issuing from the mouth of a dragon and secured to the body by interlinked square earrings. Set opposite a slender S-shaped dragon-headed handle. The dome lid with a precious jewel finial. The ovoid body is finely work with multiple beaded swags issued from kirrtimukha masks around the shoulder. 19 in. (48.3 cm) high
Footnotes
Compare with a more angular version inspired by Ming proto-types in the Newark Museum of Art, see Reynolds, Tibet: A Lost World, 1978, no. 159 and another formerly in the Sartin Collection, sold in these room September 13, 2011, lot 1043.
Provenance:
Acquired from The Zentner Collection, 2004
J. Russell Wherritt Trust














