Medium:

Gilt copper repoussé and some cast parts; retains all original pigments; base sealed with coper plate engraved with double vajra; contents inside

Dimensions:

H x W: 53.3 × 40 × 25.4 cm (21 × 15 3/4 × 10 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Central Tibet

Date:

mid 17th-mid 18th century

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (March 12, 2022 - ongoing)

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 19 to November 27, 2016)

The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)

Topic:

casting  Search this

gilding  Search this

repoussé  Search this

painting (image-making)  Search this

piercing  Search this

metal  Search this

Buddhism  Search this

Tibet  Search this

Tsongkhapa  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Alice S. Kandell Collection  Search this

Credit Line:

The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Accession Number:

S2013.19a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f72e26b6-0848-466c-b15c-c0766bf526f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2013.19a-c