LOT 148 COUTEAU RITUEL (KARTRIKA) EN FER DAMASQUINÉ OR TIBET ORIENT...
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COUTEAU RITUEL (KARTRIKA) EN FER DAMASQUINÉ OR TIBET ORIENTAL, DERGÉ, XVE/XVIE SIÈCLECOUTEAU RITUEL (KARTRIKA) EN FER DAMASQUINÉ ORTIBET ORIENTAL, DERGÉ, XVE/XVIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205011 31 cm (12 1/4 in.) highA GOLD DAMASCENED IRON RITUAL FLAYING KNIFE (KARTRIKA) EASTERN TIBET, DERGE, 15TH/16TH CENTURY 藏東 更慶鎮 十五/十六世紀 銅鋄金鉞刀 As a quintessential attribute to wrathful tantric deities, the kartrika, symbolizes the power to sever obstacles and cut through ignorance and delusion. Typically constructed of a vajra finial, a handle and a bladed which descends from the mouth of a makara, signifying the tantric methodology of the union of wisdom and skillful means. Another damascened example with script across the blade is illustrated on HAR 88430.Published:Ramon Prats, et.al., Monasterios y lamas del Tibet, Madrid, Fundación "La Caixa", 2000, p.100, no.12.Exhibited:Monasterios y lamas del Tibet, Fundación "La Caixa", Madrid, November 2000-January 2001.Provenance:Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1990s
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