
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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尼泊爾 十六世紀 銅鎏金嘎巴拉碗
This monumental altarpiece takes inspiration from kapalas that incorporate the skulls of esteemed monks, used in tantric ritual practices to transcend inner defects. Resting on an outward-flaring circular base, the rim of the bowl-shaped vessel rises to the head of a Bodhisattva flanked by two grinning skulls linked by beaded garlands. For a related example, see Tingley, Celestial Realms, Sacramento, 2012, pp. 98-9.
Published
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art: from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, 1997, pp.231 & 342, no.306.
Provenance
James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 25 March 1999, lot 12
European Private Collection
Bonhams, New York, 14 September 2015, lot 52