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THBEarly 20th C. Tibetan Gilt Silver Gau / Prayer Box
Lot 100c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring antiquities, ancient and works of art ranging from the third millennium BCE to the present from China, Japan, South and Southeast Asia, and Korea. Including jades, bronzes, lacquer, textiles, paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, and other art forms in other media. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Asia, Tibet, early 20th century CE. A beautiful gilt silver gau or prayer box used as a personal shrine for traveling practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. The back of the gau can be removed and filled with petite statues of deities, tsa tsas, and holy items; its central window is perhaps intended for displaying a central plaque or figure. The front panel is elaborately decorated with raised clouds and flowering vines, as well as eleven heavily gilded (42% gold, equivalent to 10K+) copper adornments, including ten gilded appliques that include several Buddhist auspicious symbols (lotus flowers, parasols, endless knot or mandala, pair of golden fish, conch shell, parasol, victory banner, and treasure vase) and a central gilded window surround of floral, cloud, botanical, and symbolic motifs. Precious metal quality: side panels 90.5% silver; face plate: 95.5% silver, 3.4% gold; gilt copper appliques: 42% gold (equivalent to 10K+) Size: 2.875" L x 6.5" W x 7.5" H (7.3 cm x 16.5 cm x 19 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
There are also three tabs on the interior, surrounding the central opening, that were probably intended to secure a plaque or figure. The profile panels are engraved with flowering, leafy vines. In addition two generous loops rise from each side of the gau for attachment or suspension, and the piece is set on a wooden pedestal for display. Gau like this example were typically worn as an ornament during festivals and kept in a prayer niche in a family home when not in use. A stupendous example of fine Tibetan religious artistry!
Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, collection, USA; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection; acquired 1960 to 2000
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#163057Box and heavily gilded copper appliques are intact and very nice. Expected age wear with slight waviness and indentations. Silver and gilt silver elements have developed a warm patina. Box opens and closes easily. Turquoise bead-like pieces held inside the gau. Orange felt on underside of wooden base to prevent sliding. Minor scuffs to wooden base. Gau is attached to base.Condition
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