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A parcel-gilt iron and gilt-copper ritual sword, Tibet, circa 18th century | 約十八世紀 藏傳鐵局部鎏金及鎏金銅寶劍
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Property from an Important European Private Collection
A parcel-gilt iron and gilt-copper ritual sword
Tibet, circa 18th century
Length 66.5 cm, 26⅛ in.
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Collection particulière européenne
Épée en fer partiellement doré et cuivre doré, Tibet, circa XVIIIe siècle
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歐洲私人收藏
約十八世紀 藏傳鐵局部鎏金及鎏金銅寶劍
The iron blade of the ritual sword (khadga) with Lantsha inscription in damascene gold, a flaming finial design at the tip, and with a gilded copper vajra-hilt. Compare a Tibetan and a Nepalese khandga in Nathalie Bazin, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du V Dalaï Lama, Paris, 2002, figs. 104, 105. The sword is a protective symbol of Buddhism and the weapon of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, that cuts through veils of ignorance.
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