Buddhist Ritual Object in Form of a Canopy on Lotus Base
Asian Art
This object is a testimony to the strength of Tibetan Buddhism in Qing Dynasty China. The Ritual Canopy represents one of the eight traditional symbols of the Buddha, and a set of all eight emblems would be set in a row on a Buddhist altar (the Ritual Canopy is assembled from several elements, and a decorative ribbon missing between the small vase and the lotus flower has been replaced by a plain brass rod). The labor and material lavished on cloisonné enamel Buddhist objects demonstrate the continued importance of Buddhist worship in the Qing Dynasty.
MEDIUM
Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy
DATES
1736-1795
DYNASTY
Qing Dynasty
PERIOD
Qianlong Period
DIMENSIONS
overall: 15 x 4 3/4 in. (38.1 x 12.1 cm)
(show scale)
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER
09.662
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Samuel P. Avery, Jr.
RIGHTS STATEMENT
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CAPTION
Buddhist Ritual Object in Form of a Canopy on Lotus Base, 1736-1795. Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy, overall: 15 x 4 3/4 in. (38.1 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Samuel P. Avery, Jr., 09.662. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.662_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 09.662_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Buddhistic Shrine Vase
(Dagaba, or t'a)
The body, in form of a lotus thalamus, with light pink and white enameling, rests on a cloisonné stand, and supports a small enameled jar with symbolic fillets, above which the Buddhist "kai" or canopy, which is surmounted by the sacred Vajra emblem in gilt bronze.
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