Period:Unknown Production date:19thC
Materials:silver, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise, gold,
Technique:gilded, cast, inlaid,
Subjects:religious object
Dimensions:Height: 37 centimetres
Description:
An image of the Wheel of the Law or the Doctrine (Dharmacakra). Made of silver, gilt copper and semi-precious stones: consists of twelve spokes, inlaid with turquoise and coral, a three-leaved hub of coral, turquoise and lapis, and a silver surround rising on a gilt foliate stalk from a lotus pedestal.
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![图片[1]-figure BM-1983-0422.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00279260_001.jpg)
Comments:Zwalf 1985The wheel, an ancient symbol of sovereignty adopted by Buddhism also to represent the Doctrine, had a long life. It appears in Tibet, flanked by deer, over the Lhasa Jo-Khang, or cathedral, and as altar furniture where it can be part of a set of the Universal Monarch’s attributes. This wheel consists of twelve spokes, inlaid with turquoise and coral, a three-leaved hub of coral, turquoise and lapis which symbolises constant change, and a silver surround rising on a gilt foliate stalk from a lotus pedestal.
Materials:silver, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise, gold,
Technique:gilded, cast, inlaid,
Subjects:religious object
Dimensions:Height: 37 centimetres
Description:
An image of the Wheel of the Law or the Doctrine (Dharmacakra). Made of silver, gilt copper and semi-precious stones: consists of twelve spokes, inlaid with turquoise and coral, a three-leaved hub of coral, turquoise and lapis, and a silver surround rising on a gilt foliate stalk from a lotus pedestal.
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Comments:Zwalf 1985The wheel, an ancient symbol of sovereignty adopted by Buddhism also to represent the Doctrine, had a long life. It appears in Tibet, flanked by deer, over the Lhasa Jo-Khang, or cathedral, and as altar furniture where it can be part of a set of the Universal Monarch’s attributes. This wheel consists of twelve spokes, inlaid with turquoise and coral, a three-leaved hub of coral, turquoise and lapis which symbolises constant change, and a silver surround rising on a gilt foliate stalk from a lotus pedestal.
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