Sujet
Ritual Axe, c. 1407-1410. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ritual Axe, c. 1407-1410. 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 this ritual axe was 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.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_139
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,1Mo (1,1Mo) / 20,8cm x 42,3cm / 2452 x 5000 (300dpi)