Two Tibetan Portable Amulet Boxes (Gau), 19th Century十九世纪 西藏银合金嘎乌一组两件Each silver and metal alloy traveling shrine of standard ogival shape with chased silver front, depicting eight auspicious Buddhist emblems in raised relief, enclosing a tsa-tsa figure of Vajrayana deity, with original brocade carrying case嘎乌小型佛龛，用以佩戴于颈上，龛中供设佛像。密宗行人于出门时佩戴，一者祈求本尊加持，二者于修法时可取出供奉，为随身之密坛。本组嘎乌品相完好，盒中佛像及锦缎包裹物皆为原品, largest length 4.7 in — 12 cmNote:Compare with examples from Bonhams San Francisco, March 12, 2013, lot 5564; and Sotheby's 'Buy Now Marketplace', SKU C292V类似嘎乌请参考旧金山邦瀚斯，2013年3月12日，拍品编号5564; 以及苏富比亚洲装饰艺术 SKU编号C292VEstimate: $600—800