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Small Tibetan Gau of gilt bronze, removable door with Buddhist symbol and ornamentation, interior seated Sakyamuni Buddha in gilded bronze. 18th century. H. 5 cm. Figure 4 cm weight 46 gr.
Provenance: Sofus Marius Black 1882–1960, telegraph manager and art collector.
A Gau (also spelled Ghau or Gao) is a Tibetan Buddhist amulet container or prayer box. As a small container used to hold and carry powerful amuletic objects.
Wear due to age and use as seen on the photos of the website. The unevenness of the gau e.g. that the lid is gapping al little bit on the right side, indicates the level of workmanship. Internally with a cloth, presumably containing religious text (it has not been removed so as not to damage it).
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The submission of bids on this lot number requires the prior registration of a valid debit/credit card, presentation of photo ID and the payment of a deposit of 50.000 DKK on request. Registration of debit/credit card, photo ID and deposit is due no later than Friday 6 June. Please contact Bruun Rasmussen regarding this via email: bids@bruun-rasmussen.dk or tel.: +45 8818 1013.
Oriental sale, carpets, 12 June 2014