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A RARE PAIR OF TIBETO-CHINESE ENGRAVED AND GILT-DECORATED RED-LACQUERED WOOD SUTRA COVERS
A RARE PAIR OF TIBETO-CHINESE ENGRAVED AND GILT-DECORATED RED-LACQUERED WOOD SUTRA COVERS YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425) One side of each panel slightly arched and finely engraved and gilded in qiangjin technique in the centre with the triple 'flaming' jewel, triratna , raised on an amrita vase which is flanked by four of the bajixiang supported by a cushion nestled in a lotus blossom borne on a scrolling and enclosing leafy tendril, the four Buddhist emblems on the cover include the Wheel of the Law, dharmachakra , umbrella, double fish and vase of immortality, those on the bottom board are the canopy, conch, lotus flower and endless knot, within a narrow band of detached flower sprigs and an outer band of lotus lappets, all within raised borders, the sides decorated with lotus scroll, the reverse of the top cover also inscribed in qiangjin with a large lotus petal cartouche enclosing an inscription in Chinese and Tibetan characters 28 3/4 in. (73 cm.) long, box (2)