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A LARGE LACQUERED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY TRISHULA FITTING, TIBET, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY

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A LARGE LACQUERED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY TRISHULA FITTING, TIBET, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY
A LARGE LACQUERED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY TRISHULA FITTING, TIBET, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE LACQUERED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY TRISHULA FITTING, TIBET, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀西藏鎏金銅漆彩三叉戟

Composed of a central skull issuing three larger and two smaller blades, the edges decorated with red flames. The skull with large eye sockets and pierced smile revealing sharp fangs and a tongue, details picked out in orange and green, the design mirrored to the reverse.

Provenance
: From an old private collection in Amsterdam, Netherlands, acquired in the Hong Kong trade during the 1980s.
Condition: Fine condition with expected old wear, minor scratches, few tiny losses, dents, small cracks, wear to the pigments. Displaying very well overall.

Weight: 2.5 kg
Dimensions: Length 74.4 cm

The trishula has early origins related to concepts of trinity within the Vedic traditions and was the quintessential implement held by the god Shiva. In tantric Buddhism, it became linked as the magical weapon of Padmasambhava, illustrated in the crook of his left arm as a trident topped staff in his most iconic form as Guru Rinpoche.

Literature comparison:
Compare a five-pointed fire flaming trishula with a skull connecting the handle and prongs illustrated in Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet, 2020, fig. 220. Compare a related trishula with skull and five flames, in the Musee Guimet, accession number MA 5918.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Paris, 13 June 2013, lot 54
Price: EUR 11,250 or approx. EUR 13,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare gold, silver and copper-inlaid iron trishula, Tibet, 16th/17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, flame details, central skull design, and similar size (71 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 15 December 2022, lot 124
Estimate: EUR 6,000
Description: A silver and steel ritual trident head (trishula) partially gilded and inlaid with silver, eastern Tibet, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, flame details, and central skull design. Note the much smaller size (50 cm).



十七至十八世紀西藏鎏金銅漆彩三叉戟
正中央爲一個骷髏,其頭上有三個大和兩個小的叉,邊緣飾有紅色火焰。骷髏頭有大眼窩,齜牙咧嘴並吐出舌頭,細節以橙色和綠色挑出,正反面相同。

來源:荷蘭阿姆斯特丹私人收藏,上世紀八十年代購於香港。
品相:狀況良好,有磨損、輕微劃痕、極少的缺損、凹痕、小裂縫、顏料磨損。

重量:2.5 公斤
尺寸:長74.4 厘米

三叉戟的起源與吠陀文化中的三位一體概念有關,是濕婆持有的法器。在密宗佛教中,它與蓮花生大士的法器相關,在他的左臂彎曲處有這個最具標誌性三叉戟。

文獻比較:
比較一件五尖火焰燃燒形的三叉戟,帶有連接手柄和尖頭的骷髏頭,見Henss,Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet,2020年,圖220。比較一件相近的五尖火焰燃燒形的三叉戟,收藏於Musee Guimet,館藏編號MA 5918。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:巴黎佳士得,2013年6月13日,lot 54
價格:EUR 11,250(相當於今日EUR 13,500)
描述:十六至十七世紀西藏鐵製嵌金銀銅三叉戟
專家評論:比較相近的外形,火焰、中心有骷髏,以及相似尺寸(71 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:巴黎邦瀚斯,2022年12月15日,lot 124
估價:EUR 6,000
描述:藏東 十七/十八世紀 銀及局部鎏金鋼錯銀三叉戟
專家評論:比較相近的外形,火焰、中心有骷髏。請注意尺寸較小(50 厘米)。

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A LARGE LACQUERED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY TRISHULA FITTING, TIBET, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY

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