Mother-of-pearl five-Buddha headband with a wooden box, presented to the Qing court in 1792 from the Gurkha Kingdom, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Tibetan work (Originally from the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse)

Mother-of-pearl five-Buddha headband with a wooden box, presented to the Qing court in 1792 from the Gurkha Kingdom, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Tibetan work (Originally from the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse)

• Image Number: K1D006084N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Clothing, accessories, magic tools
• Material: Animal/shellfish/clam shell
• Description:
  The five Buddha crowns are carved from mother of pearl shells, and each leaf is made of a skull with a flame, which is the image of Buddha’s wrath. One leaf in the center is carved with a plum blossom pattern on the back. The blade is smooth. It is obviously carved from an object made by the Han people. The five Buddha leaves are sewn on the red cloth lace, and decorated with pearls, coral beads, and lapis lazuli beads. One end of the lace is an ink script mantra. According to the inscriptions of the wooden box in Han, Tibetan, Manchu and Mongolian four bodies, this five Buddha crown was originally a magic tool of the Tashilhunpo Temple.