Item: Miscellaneous - Offerings
པར་ཤིང་སྣང་བརྙན། སྣ་ཚོགས།
版画 (多种)
(item no. 58989)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Silk |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
The Seven Jewels of Royalty: 1. Wheel 2. Jewel 3. Queen 4. Minister 5. Elephant 6. Horse 7. General. These seven possessions are the insignia and symbols of a Universal Monarch.
The banner is made up of seven pieces of yellow silk with painted depictions of the Seven Jewels of Royalty on five of the panels. The central panel depicts Mount Sumeru and the painting on the far right dispalys a variety of wrathful offerings.
Jeff Watt 5-2012
Subject: Seven Jewels of Royalty Silk Banner
Subject: Strings of Miniature Paintings (Banners)
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