Sujet
Ritual Weapons, early 1400s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ritual Weapons, early 1400s. Ceremonial weaponry was used in tantric rituals to combat obstacles to enlightenment, such as ignorance, delusions, and selfishness. In 1407 a high-ranking Tibetan monastic patriarch visited the emperor of the Ming dynasty, known as Yongle. The Yongle emperor presented him with a number of gifts, of which these implements were probably a component, since the axe bears his identifying inscription in a cartouche. Imperial Chinese workmanship is noted in the lush rendering of the lion heads from which the blades emerge, the calligraphic serpentine forms, and the cloud motifs.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_143
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
61,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 29,5cm x 52,0cm / 3488 x 6144 (300dpi)