Very rare Tantric Storage Container - Torma Kang

VERY RARE TANTRIC STORAGE CONTAINER - TORMA KANG.

Origin: Tibet.
Date: 17th/18th c.
Technique: Wood painted with pigments and gold leaf, fittings from bronze. On the front a sliding door.
Description: On each side the painting shows a golden-yellow gate, above each one of the four guardians
of the cardinal points (Lokapala) is seated. The wall is filled with skulls resp. bodies
in the manner of a thangka, and along the upper edge hanging stripped human skins. A kind
of carpet leads up to the gate, flanked by predators such as tigers, lions, dogs and
wolves, but also a green horse and a turtle.
Measurement: Height 37cm, 23 x 26cm.
Condition A/B.

In these shrines the conical offerings (torma) made of barley flour and water were kept after the ceremonies for Buddha and the Lokapala. They are extremely rare to find in western collections .

Provenance:
-Private collection Netherlands. Acquired at Gallery Ashtamangala, Amsterdam.
Condition Report: Estimated Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 37,82 Euro plus 7,18 Euro VAT
EU: 58,82 Euro plus 11,18 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 117,65 Euro plus 22,35 Euro VAT
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