VERSEUSE RITUELLE (KUNDIKA) EN LAITON INCRUSTÉ D'ARGENT TIBET, VERS LE XVIE SIÈCLEVERSEUSE RITUELLE (KUNDIKA) EN LAITON INCRUSTÉ D'ARGENTTIBET, VERS LE XVIE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 205110 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) highA SILVER INLAID BRASS RITUAL EWER (KUNDIKA)TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY西藏 約十六世紀 銅錯銀軍持The kundika is a religious water vessel, connoting purity, with ancient roots tracing back to the earliest Hindu and Buddhist traditions of India. This example has inlaid silver beading as well as silver triratna on its body, representing the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (monastic community). The proportions and crisp casting of its slender, pointed lotus petals are consistent with Tibetan bronze sculptures of the 15th and 16th centuries.Compare with a several related examples of similar scale and composition, including an earlier example from the collection of Ed O'Neill sold at Bonhams, New York, 3 October 2017, lot 2, and two later examples in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (IM 244-1927) and the Museum der Kulturen, Basel (HAR 3314187).