Tibetan tantric wangden

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Price €5500 (EUR)

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Item Details

  • Size

    93cm(W) x 93cm(L) / 3'1"(W) x 3'1"(L)

  • Item Type

    Miscellaneous

  • Region

    Western Tibet

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  • Date

    First quarter 19th century (1800 - 1824)

  • Condition

    Very Good

    has a 2 knot repair in the center otherwise complete and all original

  • Structure

    pile, symmetric knot

  • Materials

    wool and yak

  • Full Description

    4 knots per square inch. Body, sans fringe, is 80 X 80 cm. Possibly the oldest known example of this design type; certainly the best. The design is the traditional four compartments within a large compartment with each composed of 3 concentric compartments but with two exceptions; the tantric juxtaposition of red and yellow and the ingenious device of inserting 4 blue bars into the yellow frame(s) to create a large energy wheel (swastika). Amazingly thick windbreak fringe around 4 sides. Probably circa 1800. Here is another rare swastika example in our inventory: [link] .