清康熙

The ritual bell or ghanta, is described in teachings as 'proclaiming the sound of emptiness' and represents the female aspect of wisdom and truth in voidness of form and emptiness. For an indepth explanation of the meaning and symbolism of the motifs and drawings of bells with similar bases to the current lot, refer to Robert Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, plate 115, p. 245.