Ritual Diadem

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.98.52

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MIA_.98.52

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

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Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Tibet

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Tibet

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Tibet

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Tibet

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Ritual Diadem

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Ritual Diadem

Title

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View:

Front

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Front

View

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Creation Date:

late 18th century

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late 18th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1766

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1766

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1800

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1800

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Leather with polychrome lacquer

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Leather with polychrome lacquer

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Costume Accessory

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Costume Accessory

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm)

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12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

98.52

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98.52

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The Helen Winton Jones Memorial Fund for Asian Art

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The Helen Winton Jones Memorial Fund for Asian Art

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm</a>

Rights

false

Context:

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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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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