Buddhist amulet case with coral and pearl inlay, prayer beads, and ribbon, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Tibetan work-China Archive

Image Number: K1D006015N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Miscellaneous objects
Function: Magic instrument
Material: Mineral/Metal/Gold Plating
Description:
It is attached with a yellow slip and written in ink: “On November 28, the 43rd year of Qianlong’s reign, a golden Buddha pot (one embedded with a clam bead, thirteen broken small regular beads, seven small corals, forty-seven small turquoise stones, with silver thread weighing forty-eight dollars) was received, along with a string of fragrant beads. There is a Buddha to be wiped inside.” Tibetan works, 18th century. The rectangular Buddha Letter is made of gold-plated copper hammers. The box surface is decorated with lotus patterns, and is inlaid with mussel beads, coral, turquoise, etc. The edge of the box is also decorated with pearls. In the letter, there is Shanye clay (wiping Buddha), yellow clay, four ways, and a Huangjiao Guru (Zongkaba or other Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama and other masters, who dress as Zuo Yongshu and Right Yongjian) is stenciled in the center. There is one Buddha around each side: Sakyamuni Buddha, Four armed Avalokitesvara, White Tara, Budong Ming King Buddha, and so on; The surface of the mud is painted with gold, the back and sides are painted with red ink, and the five facial features of various Buddha statues are painted.