Object Details
- Label
- This plaque was probably made for an elaborate headdress, following a Ming dynasty fashion for wearing Buddhist figures and images of immortals because of their protective power. The gold sheet renders the color of the skin shining like gold that is believed to be one of the thirty-two traits marking the Buddha.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
- Korean Art (November 2, 1959 to November 22, 1971)
- Untitled Exhibition, Korean Art, 1958 (July 10, 1958 to April 15, 1959)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 16th-17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1946.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Gold with gemstones
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9.3 x 5.6 x 1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- chasing
- repoussé
- inlay (process)
- piercing
- metal
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- urna
- prayer beads
- China
- mandorla
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1946.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35fd5d4f6-17cd-4288-8d72-4ce4a7334fc7
