Raleigh, NC
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 5ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 5ʺH
- Styles
- Chinese
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Copper
- Enamel
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Turquoise
- Condition Notes
- In excellent Antique condition commensurate with age In excellent Antique condition commensurate with age less
- Description
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An unusual Tibeto-Chinese cloisonne gau box having a domed and hinged cover with a multi-colored scroll pattern surrounding a central …
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An unusual Tibeto-Chinese cloisonne gau box having a domed and hinged cover with a multi-colored scroll pattern surrounding a central cartouche. The cartouche features the Tibetan character “hum” which translates as “the spirit of enlightenment” or “the enlightened mind”. This gau would have been worn by a high ranking lama.
An almost identical gau, which most likely came from the same workshop, comprised lot 428 of Christie’s New York, ‘The Scholar’s Vision: The Pal Family Collection’, March 20, 2008. Priced realized was $3,000 USD.
Measures 5" x 5" x 2.5" Excellent antique condition. less
Raleigh, NC
Super Seller
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