JADE BELL AND VAJRA

　　清乾隆时期（公元１７３６-１７９５年）QIANLONG REIGN OF THE DYNASTY（１７３６-１７９５）

　　铃高１６直径９杵高１０厘米BELL：HEIGHT ６CM DIAMETER９CM VAJRA ：HEIGHT １０CM

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　　这组铃、杵、选用上等碧玉制作，铃的杵形把手上雕刻了五股金刚杵、佛头，铃身上刻有覆莲、六字真言、金刚杵和兽首衔璎珞等装饰图案：金刚杵的圆形把手两边各有五股。五股金刚代表了“五佛五智义，亦表十波罗密能摧十种烦恼”，所以金刚杵的各种形象在藏传佛教寺庙中随处可见。此组铃、杵配有原装髹漆子母木盒。

　　THIS SET OF BELL AND VAJRA IS MADE OF HIGH-QUALITY GREEN JADE 。THE HANDLE OF THE BELL IS MADE IN THE FORM OF A FIVE-STRAND VAJRA WITH A BUDDHA HEAD 。ON THE BELL CARVED WITH FOLIATE PATTERNS ，ARE THE SIX SYLLABLES OF TRUTH ，A VAJRA AND ANIMAL HEAD WITH A TASSEL IN ITS MOUTH ，AT THE END OF THE ROUND OF THE VAJRA THERE ARE FIVE STRANDS REPRESENTING THE ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST MONASTERIES AND TEMPLES IN TIBET 。