A Tibetan Newari workmanship gilt copper repousse mandala palace section with traces of red pigment, circa 13-14th century

Lot #453 - A Tibetan Newari workmanship gilt copper repousse mandala palace section with traces of red pigment, circa 13-14th century

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

International Decorative Arts
Sale Date:

29 Aug 2017 ~ 10am
Lot #:

453
Lot Description:

A Tibetan Newari workmanship gilt copper repousse mandala palace section with traces of red pigment, circa 13-14th century
worked in high relief, depicts a row of joyously dancing musicians in the Nepalese manner above a ribbed border and between vases and flanking a dorje which rests on a lotus above a crescent moon; beneath a band of lozenges which supports a row of swags, the centre of which is in the form of a lotus flower enclosing a bell, flanking the entrance to the 'gate' is a pillar, a kneeling elephant supporting a viyala style lion adjacent, further decorative edges form the outer perimeter
29 x 20cm
Notes:

For similar motifs in a Newari influenced mandala at Shalu monastery see Amy Heller, "Tibetan Art", pl.72
Estimate:

A$800 - 1,200
Realised Price:

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Category:

Oriental

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