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Summary
Ritual Weapons
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| Title |
Ritual Weapons |
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| Description |
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. |
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| Date | 1400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Iron alloy with gold and silver inlay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1978.9 |
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| Place of creation | Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 14:55, 21 January 2019 | | 1,930 × 3,400 (519 KB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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