Lot n° 96
Estimation :
1200 - 1800
EUR
Important Piha Kahetta or "Kandyan knife", royal workshop - Lot 96
Important Piha Kahetta or "Kandyan knife", royal workshop
Sri Lanka, Ceylon, repoussé and chased decoration, wood, silver and brass. +/-38 cm.
Provenance: Belgian R. L. Collection.
Note: The most refined piha kaetta, including this one, were made in the "four workshops" (pattal-hatara), a sort of guild of elite craftsmen working exclusively for the king and his court or, in some cases, for other patrons, but only with royal authorization. The term "four workshops" refers to the jewel, crown, golden sword and throne workshops. In Sri Lanka, the arts of construction, painting, ivory carving and jewellery-making were entrusted to hereditary guilds or castes of craftsmen occupying a highly respected place in society...
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