A Large Gilt Bronze Nine-Prong Visvavajra
Tibet, 17th Century
Of cruciform design with a central ball-shaped handle with double-beaded borders topped by lotus petal friezes and makaras forming the prongs into a bead finial
14 x 14 in. (35.5 x 35.5 cm.)
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Monasterios y lamas del Tibet, Madrid, Fundación "La Caixa", 2000, p. 105, cat. no. 28.
Exhibition catalogue, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, Paris, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, 2002, p. 138, cat. no. 91.
Exhibited
Madrid, Fundación "La Caixa", Monasterios y lamas del Tibet, cat. no. 28, November 2000-January 2001.
Paris, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, cat. no. 91, November 2002-February 2003.
Lot Essay
The nine prongs would indicate that this implement was used in Nyingma ritual practices.
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