2006.170.293: Openwork Crown for a Sculpture of a Bodhisattva, the Crown Including Auspicious Buddhist Emblems - Pagoda, Wheel of the Law, Flaming Jewels, Sun, Moon, Phoenxes, Lotus Blossoms (among others)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2006.170.293

Title

Openwork Crown for a Sculpture of a Bodhisattva, the Crown Including Auspicious Buddhist Emblems - Pagoda, Wheel of the Law, Flaming Jewels, Sun, Moon, Phoenxes, Lotus Blossoms (among others)

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

sculpture

Date

Kamakura period, early 14th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Kamakura period, 1185-1333

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/197891

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hammered sheet bronze with chasing and chiseling and with ornaments of colored glass

Dimensions

H. 30.5 x W. 36.5 x D. 20 cm (12 x 14 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Shakris, San Francisco, 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art

Accession Year

2006

Object Number

2006.170.293

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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