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Remarkable Buddhist Tantric Bronze Box from Tibet or Laos 9839

$2,500
£1,888.87
€2,164.07
CA$3,488.31
A$3,802.08
CHF 2,010.13
MX$45,769.84
NOK 25,513.52
SEK 23,390.68
DKK 16,165.73

About the Item

Remarkable Antique Buddhist Tantric Bronze Box from Tibet or Laos- The cover with a female figure seated in a relaxed pose with a skull and a vase to her sides. On a rectangular base the inside a couple making love, possibly Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, amidst various items such as a kapala, a kartika, and a ghanta lying on the floor. The top does not fit squarely on the base. A paper label on the inside of the cover. A typewritten note in French to the inside of the cover reading: pour Mr: NGo Dinh-Bach / Entrepreneur des Travaux Public, ``a HAIPHONG Luang.Prabang, le 9 septembre 1932 / Sa Majesté SISAVANG.VONG / Roi de Luang -Prabang Reserved for Mr. Ngo-Dinh-Bach, public works contractor in Haiphong, Luang-Prabang, 9 September 1932 Her Majesty Sisavang-Vong, King of Luang Prabang. The present object was purchased in Holland by the previous owner from someone who had acquired it in France. An almost identical gilt example was auctioned at Christie's, Amsterdam, on 14 June 1995, lot 127-it was on the cover of the Christie's catalog. It was from the Loew Collection and came from the sale at the Hotel Drouot in Paris on 22/23 December 1958, lot 9. Another closely related example is said to have been auctioned at Nagel in 2016- I personally owned that one many years ago and sold it to the person who sold it to Nagel. These references to France, as well as the French-language note that the object was intended for a Vietnamese contractor in the flourishing port city of Haiphong, lead one to speculate that it might have been produced in Vietnam while under French domination. This seems all the more probable as numerous stylistic inconsistencies speak against a Tibetan origin. In Indochina, however, the French colonial administration had established art and craft colleges in various places from 1903 onwards to preserve the local crafts. For example, places like the Cole des arts appliqués de Bien Hoa near Saigon taught high-level bronze casting. Buddhist figures in Siamese and Khmer styles were made there, but the main production consisted of portraits of beautiful women and older men. Bronze casts were also made at the Cole des Beaux-arts de Hanoi. Copying models was a common practice at these colleges. The academy in Hanoi had sales rooms for members of the Société coopérative des Artistes Indochinois. One could imagine that the king of Luang Prabang visited the academy in Hanoi, where he reserved a work as a gift for the public works contractor. A rare and valuable object.( 6.25"H x 5.5"W - 4.48lbs / 2.030kg ). This one is made far more special than the closely related examples because of the very special provenance and supporting documentation. It is rare to find a piece documented as being given as a gift by a (female?) king.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
    Lao, People s Democratic Republic
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th-20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Ukiah, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 98391stDibs: LU5669247072592

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