California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 28, 2015  Mar. 28, 2015

 Lot # 5212 
A RARE AND MASSIVE TIBETAN CARVED GILT MANDALA    清 鎏金密宗壇城


  • Dimension: Diameter: 66 3/8 in (168.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $25000
  • Estimate To: $35000

Of round form, the mandala was masterfully worked to depict a central deity Cakrasamvara Tantra, surrounded by three layers of four gates, in between the gates include four guardians, animals, and animal carriages, all against a ground of filigree scroll-work; the bronze base sealed to the reverse. Qing Dynasty period.


此壇城做工精細,內容豐富,應為早期藏區大型寺廟所藏。在目前有據可查的密宗壇城中,如此大型及精緻並流傳在外的壇城極為少見。此巨大壇城對於佛教界、佛教研究機構、佛教博物館以及佛像的收藏者都是不可多得的。背面為銅制。