Pair of Small Cymbals with Carrying Case
Object Details
- 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)
- Credit Line
- The Alice S. Kandell Collection
- 17th-18th century
- Accession Number
- S2013.24a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Cymbals of five metals "li" with tiger-skin and silk hand strip; carrying case of red leather over wood with metal fittings
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (cymbals): 12.7 x 22.9 cm (5 x 9 in)
- H x Diam (case): 17.8 x 27.9 cm (7 x 11 in)
- Origin
- Lhasa, Central Tibet
- 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
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- brocading
- metal
- Buddhism
- Tibet
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Alice S. Kandell Collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2013.24a-d
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye336f90795-cb10-4647-98c7-61a35c66f435
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