Gjuten i en form som ofta användes vid kloster. Rektangulärt lås med en kraftigt utskjutande nederdel, med inläggningar i guld och silver som bildar ruyiformer samt en blomsterslinga. Spår av tibetansk skrift, ordet "ka". Mått 20x8,5 cm. Längd nyckel 25 cm.
Anlupen.
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.
To read more about Tibetan locks, see Martina Pall, The Asian Padlock, objects from the Schell Collection Graz, p. 84-117.
Compare with a Tibetan lock of the same period that has this type of silver and gold inlay but of different decoration, sold at Christies Live auction 2551, lot 818, 21 March 2012.