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Subject:Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Joe W Tue, Apr 03, 2018 IP: 80.153.241.56 Hi, i have the little brass shrine. There is a lot of enamel on it. |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Rémy doukhan Wed, Apr 04, 2018 It's a Tibetan"gau". |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Joe W Wed, Apr 04, 2018 Dear Rémy, thank you very much. |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Apr 05, 2018 The enameled portions around the opening highlight the "Eight Buddhist Treasures" (Ba Bao in Mandarin Chinese). See the link for further information from Wikipedia.org. |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Rémy doukhan Thu, Apr 05, 2018 It doesn't seem old.It's the first gau with enamel |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Rémy doukhan Fri, Apr 06, 2018 thank you! |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Joe W Fri, Apr 06, 2018 Dear Bill, dear Remy, |
Subject:Re: Any hint on origin? small brass shrine
Posted By: Rémy doukhan Fri, Apr 06, 2018 I thought it was much later than 1900.But you don't want to unfold the papers because "they might fall apart".So it might be older than I thought...Or the papers might have been put inside a more recent gau... |
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