![]() Yale University Press, New Haven and London.)ģ. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ![]() Larocca Warriors of the Himalayas Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet. Same surface finish, same border patterns. A somewhat similar closed quiver in the Royal Armories, Leeds, accession number XXVIB.141. And Robert Hales Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion. (Published in Tony Anninos Tibetan Leather Boxes. Now in an Australian private collection.Īlso made of gilded varnished leather, its decor features identical rolling thunder borders. A fantastic closed quiver sold by Robert Hales, dated 15th century. While the shape of quiver transitions from tube quivers to open quivers, the decoration remained the same, indicating that open quivers decorated in this manner are among the first open quivers to have been used in the region.Ī number of notable comparables stand out. Important in relation to the current object, is that it is seen on a small group of very rare early closed tube quivers from the 15th to 16th centuries. This distinct form of varnished gilded leather is seen on a number of objects that are dated to the 15th to 17th centuries. The decoration is very nicely done, executed with confidence and precision in lines ranging from bold to very fine. The panel in the center of the bottom section also shows this bold floral scrollwork, but without the Three Jewels. In the center of the top part is an area with more bold floral scrollwork, the center roundel of which does not have a flower but instead shows the Three Jewels representing the Buddha, the fully enlightened one, the Dharma, the teachings expounded by the Buddha, and Sangha, the monastic order of Buddhism. Then follows a wide border filled with floral scrollwork in very fine lines, also seen on the cross-straps. The outline of the quiver is framed with a black border flanked against a geometric pattern known as "thunder scroll", somewhat similar to the "greek key" in European art. The surface was then carefully painted with black ink. When new, it was probably a more brilliant golden yellow. The front of the quiver is covered with gold dust suspended in varnish, now tarnished, that gives this piece its deep yellow-brown color. A braid of thick cord in the quiver's opening serves as a spacer for the arrows. Those two on the left are newly constructed by a professional metal restorer. That above that one seems somewhat later. The large one on the lower right is the oldest. There are four iron domes bosses on the front that date from different periods. There is an additional cross-strap running diagonally across a strap that is cut loose from the bottom lacquered part. Rawhide is applied to the back with nails, and two pieces of lacquered leather to the front in the same manner. ![]() The wooden piece on the right was probably once also a single, curved piece, but is now in several fragments, with some of the pieces being later working-life replacements. It consists of a wooden frame with a round base and a beam projecting upwards on the left. The type is called sādài ( 撒袋) in Chinese and jebele in Manchu. The 18th-century Wǔ Tǐ Qīngwén Jiàn ( 五體清文鑑), a five language dictionary, refers to this type of quiver as mda‘ gdong (མདའ་གདོང་). This general type was used across Tibet, Mongolia, and China, this being Tibetan or Mongolian. They are worn on the right hand side with the base facing forwards.An early example of the Asian open quiver. These are right handed Quivers with two loops from the double brass eyelets, which can be threaded onto a standard belt. The remaining fixings are brass screw studs decorated with round gold / bronze filigree’s. There is a felt inner and a fastener that goes through the top of the Quiver to tighten the hole which keeps the arrows in place. The Quiver has horse hair and coconut fibres which are used at the bottom to cushion and protect the tips of the arrows, (originally grass would have packed out this space). The quiver is made from Black and White goat hide edged with faux leather binding and is lined with Saree fabric, and has a wooden base. The design was also used by the Buryat Mongols that where enlisted in the Qing Dynasty army (1644 – 1912). The Chinese name for this Quiver is 传播袋 “Spreading Bag” named after the manner in which the Quiver spreads the arrows out. This quiver is hand crafted from an example of the Manchu quiver called ‘jebele’ which simply means “right hand side”.
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