Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ritual Diadem
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.98.52
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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Tibet
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Tibet
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Title:
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Ritual Diadem
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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late 18th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1766
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Creation End Date:
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1800
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Materials and Techniques:
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Leather with polychrome lacquer
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Classification Term:
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Costume Accessory
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Dimensions:
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12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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98.52
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Credit Line:
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The Helen Winton Jones Memorial Fund for Asian Art
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Rights:
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Context:
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Crowns, or diadem, like this are worn by Buddhist priests and monks during certain religious ceremonies, especially initiation rites. Each panel is decorated with one of the five dhyani bodhisattvas including from left to right: Ratnasambhava, Akshobhya, Samantabhadra, the bodhisattva Amityeus and Vishvapani.Above each figure is a roundel bearing a sacred emblem such as three jewels, crossed vajras, the wheel of the law, the lotus and a sword. It is believed that when wearing such a crown, a priest is connected with the divine essence and becomes himself a receptacle for cosmic forces.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.25300c.tif
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