art-of-swords: Ritual Axe Dated: late 19th century Culture: Tibetan Medium: iron, gold, silver, blac
art-of-swords: Ritual Axe Dated: late 19th century Culture: Tibetan Medium: iron, gold, silver, black lacquer Measurements: overall lenght 64.1 cm The crescent-shaped axe head is decorated with bats amidst cloud scrolls framed by a geometric border and issuing from the jaws of a makara dragon. The shaft is decorated in silver, gilt and black lacquer with the bajixiang (the eight Buddhist emblems) reserved on a sectional wan ground between the faceted base and bats alternating with shou character roundels. Source: Copyright 2014 © Bonhams -- source link