Altar pendant

anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1300

Fan-shaped ornaments form part of the array of Buddhist sculpture in a temple, where they hang above and around the figures. They developed from flower decorations, bound with ribbons, which served as offerings in earlier times. Despite the fact that this metal ornament could not have been viewed from close at hand, it is executed in great detail, with precise openwork motifs of flowers and birds.

  • Artwork typealtaarhanger, keman
  • Object numberAK-MAK-299
  • Dimensionsheight 31.5 cm x width 40 cm x depth 2.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgilded bronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Altar pendant

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-299

  • Description

    Versiering om in een tempel op te hangen (keman): ajour-decoratie met bloemen en planten. Afkomstig uit Jogon-in, Azuchimura, Shiga.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1200 - c. 1300

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gilded bronze

  • Dimensions

    height 31.5 cm x width 40 cm x depth 2.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Klejman, New York, 1962)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Klejman, New York, fl. 7,753.93, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1962;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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