Crown Depicting the Five Transcendent Buddhas
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-head ornaments-crowns & tiaras
Date18th Century
Made AtTibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia
MediumLeather, cloth and paint
Dimensions8 3/4 × 18 × 1/8 in. (22.2 × 45.7 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2021.8.59
DescriptionThis style of wrapped crown celebrates the five Dhyani or Transcendent Buddhas which are often venerated together. Their names are Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Vairochana, Amoghasiddhi, and Akshobhya. These crowns are worn by monks during religious ceremonies. The shape of the individual sections is that of a single lotus petal, symbolic of purity in Tibetan culture.On View
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