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A parcel-gilt silver 'Complete Victory' stupa, Tibet, 18th / 19th century | 西藏 十八 / 十九世紀 局部鎏金銀尊勝佛母佛塔

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June 12, 04:08 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 EUR

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Description

Property from an Important European Private Collection

A parcel-gilt silver 'Complete Victory' stupa

Tibet, 18th / 19th century


Height 37.5 cm, 14¾ in.


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Collection particulière européenne

Stupa en argent partiellement doré, Tibet, XVIIIe / XIXe siècle


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歐洲私人收藏

西藏 十八 / 十九世紀 局部鎏金銀尊勝佛母佛塔

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This silver stupa features a spire topped with a sun, moon and parasol while its domed shrine is adorned with a gilded arch framing a moulded tsa tsa of the long-life goddess Ushnishavijaya, all supported by three circular steps on a square tiered base. One of the Eight Great Stupas, this model represents the ‘stupa of complete victory’ commemorating Buddha’s prolongation of his lifetime by three months, symbolised by the three circular steps. The episode is said to have occurred at the city of Vaisali upon the supplication of the lay devotee Tsundra, see Robert Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, Boston, 1999, p. 135.


此件銀質佛塔,以方形重層座承托三層圓形階基,塔身呈覆缽形,正面設有鍍金拱形框飾,內嵌模製之長壽女神──尊勝佛母擦擦像。塔剎承托寶傘,頂端飾以仰月與圓光,象徵佛法圓滿與宇宙秩序的和諧共融。本塔為藏傳佛教「八大靈塔」之一,屬於「勝利塔」之形式,用以紀念佛陀應居士純陀之請,於毘舍離城加持自身延壽三月,證悟超越生死之境。三層圓形階座即象徵此三月延壽之意涵。參閱:Robert Beer,《The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs》,倫敦,1999年,頁135。