Rektangulär form med breda sidovingar med inläggningar i guld ocn silver i s.k 'Koft-Gari' teknik som avbildar slingor och spiraler. Mått 22x11 cm. En nyckel medföljer som ej passar korrekt. Längd 26 cm.
From the Collection of Christer R. Christensson, born 1941. Christers work life took him across the globe a fact that has shaped his Art collection. When we asked Christer about the reason for collecting art, motorcycles, cars and locks, his eyes light up and he talks passionately of the fantastic collaboration between function and form. An object being a sculptural artwork at the same time it has a function.
Purchased in Lhasa in 1984.
To read more about Tibetan locks, see Martina Pall, The Asian Padlock, objects from the Schell Collection Graz, p. 84-117, compare with locks of this type p. 103.