Ritual Crown with Five Cosmic Buddhas (Primary Title)
清 黄色刺绣五佛冠 (Translation)
ritual diadem (Object Name)

Unknown (Artist)

early 15th century
Chinese
silk embroidery with gold thread on cotton over cardboard
Overall: 7 × 19 1/4 in. (17.78 × 48.9 cm)
89.25
Not on view
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) / Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey toward Enlightenment, VMFA, Richmond, April 20-August 14, 2019; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, January 17 – November 29, 2020; Rubin Museum of Art, New York, March 12, 2021 – January 2, 2022

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