California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 24, 2017  September 24, 2017

 Lot # 3483 
A GILT-BRONZE TIBETAN RITUAL KILA    清 鎏金銅金剛橛


  • Dimension: Height: 9 1/4 in (23.5 cm) Width: 2 in (5.1 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3800

The handle made up by a deity head wearing an elaborate crown, the lower half with blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, with snakes writhing in and out of the open mouth. Qing Dynasty period.


金剛橛,亦稱普巴杵,原為印度的武器,後為佛教吸收,用以摧毀覺悟路上的魔障。法器握柄之上為忿怒護法頭像,護法頭發卷曲,三目怒睜,齜牙咧嘴,神情威武,震懾四方;中部握柄,上下部分為仰覆蓮裝飾;下部為摩羯口吐三棱杵,代表對三世和三界的控制。此杵通體鎏金,做工精細,為上佳的修持供養法器。