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Lot 119
A CONCH TRUMPET MADE FROM A WHITE SEA SNAIL (tib. dung dkar)
Estimated Value:
900 € - 1.500 €
Result:
1.554 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, mouthpiece 18th c.L. 22,8 cm
These instruments are usually blown in pairs in the morning hours to summon the monks and temple inmates for morning prayers, but they are also used on other ritual occasions. C The sound blown is called the voice of the Dharma. The mouthpiece of this instrument is very elaborately and artistically crafted. Immediately above the mouthpiece itself are several ribbon-like rows of carefully worked floral ornaments, the lower end is formed by a wreath of lotus leaves, the upper wreath is entwined with two dragons playing with pearls. Snail shell, mouthpiece: cast bronze, fire-gilt; the bell is missing.
Old German private collection, collected between 1960 and 1995
Cf. Michael Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet, A Handbook of Objects and ceremonial Furnishings in the Tibetan Temple; Arnoldsche 2020; XII, p.289 ff. - Very minor damages
