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A Tibetan Tantra rug, buddhist symbolic skeleton design. Second half 20th century. 146×79 cm.

A rare example of Tibetan tantric rug, employed by Vajrayana Buddhists as seats of power during the practice of esoteric rites associated with protective deities. The peculiar imagery depicted in these rugs symbolize the power of detachment from one's body, representing the ultimate achievement attainable by the advanced practitioners of Buddhist ritual meditation. Similar weavings were the subject of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York entitled 'Rugs and Ritual in Tibetan Buddihsm'

Condition

Slightly torn front weavings.

Auction

Paintings and furniture, 22 January 2018

Category
Estimate

4,000 DKK

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Price realised

4,800 DKK  

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