Lot 471
  • 471

A COPPER REPOUSSE MANTRA WHEEL CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • metal
worked with the mantra om mani padme hum between decorative borders, mounted vertically within a pavilion supported on a bowl-shaped body inset with six small buddha figures, surmounted by a reticulated leaf canopy inset with three further buddha figures, topped by the turning knob, stand (2)

Catalogue Note

A similar example is illustrated in John Lowry, Tibetan Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1973, cat. no. 35.