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Asian Art / 5000 Years

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PROPERTY THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MAX MAXWELL (1940-2005)

A study collection of twenty-seven ornaments, Thokcha, Himalayan regions, Central Asia and China, 9th - 14th century

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8,000 - 15,000 EUR

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Description

comprising : one Padmapani, four Vajrapani, one figural plaque, six Garuda (khyung), three monkeys, one finial-shaped thokcha, a three conjoined stupas ornament, five rings, three circular calendars, one triangular pendant and one ritual mirror (melong) (27)


2.1 to 8.2 cm, ⅞ to 3¼ in.

Collection of the late Max Maxwell (1940-2005), thence by family descent.

Tony Anninos, The Ancient Amulets of Tibet - Thokcha : A private collection of 108 miniature masterpieces, San Francisco, Thokcha World, 2003, cat. nos 22, 27, 29 (Garudas), 44 (monkey) and 62 (Padmapani).

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