Tibet, 17th century Depicting a pair of Tibetan antelopes (chiru) flanking the central Dharma wheel, painted in gold on a red-brown background and within a cloud-motif border, applied in dark red. 111cm x 50cm x 38cm (43 3/4in x 19 3/4in x 15in).
Published: Chris Buckley, Tibetan Furniture, Warren, CT., 2005, pp. 15, 38, 149, no. 138. (a copy of the book will be sold with this lot)
十七世紀 藏傳木雕彩繪羚羊圖衣箱
The motif of two deer facing a wheel symbolizes the Buddha's first sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath. It is a design commonly found in gilded sculptures on the roofs of Tibetan temples, although in most cases the animals cannot be attributed to a particular species. Buckley notes that 'on this chest they are clearly intended to be Tibetan antelope rather than deer; the male animal has the characteristic long and slightly curved horns of this species.'
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