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TIBET Set of twelve medical instruments in partially gilded …
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251
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TIBET Set of twelve medical instruments in partially gilded …
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
TIBET
Set of twelve medical instruments in partially gilded copper alloy, each handle beginning with a makara head and ending with a vajra.
Dim. 40 cm to 34.5 cm
A similar set is in the collections of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York (C2002.7.4a-l).
Note:
Traditional Tibetan medicine (also known as "Sowa-Rigpa") dates back nearly 2,500 years and was codified in the eighth century in the "Four Medical Tantras" of Yutok Yonten Gonpo. It is based on a synthesis of Indian, Ayurvedic, Persian, Greek, Bön and Chinese knowledge and is linked to the Buddhist tradition according to which all illness is ultimately the result of "three poisons" of the mind: excessive desire, hatred and ignorance. It emphasises the need to maintain a balance between three elements: "rLüng" (wind), "mKhris pa" (bile) and "bad-kan" (phlegm).
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