Lot Essay
Guang mu tian wang is the Chinese name for Virupaksa, The Guardian of the Western Direction and King of the Nagas.
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INCISED QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A BRONZE MOULD FOR GUANGMUTIAN, VIRUPAKSA
INCISED QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The removable front panel is applied with two handles and is cast to the interior side with the characters guang mu tian wang beside a an inscription in Manchu and Lanca characters. The interior is moulded with the Guardian of the West, Virupaksa seated on a double lotus base within a scrollwork border.
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high
INCISED QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The removable front panel is applied with two handles and is cast to the interior side with the characters guang mu tian wang beside a an inscription in Manchu and Lanca characters. The interior is moulded with the Guardian of the West, Virupaksa seated on a double lotus base within a scrollwork border.
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, 13 May 2008, lot 160.
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.
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