Java: Ornament with Three Dharma Wheels
Gold
Java: Ornament with Three Dharma Wheels
INDONESIA, East Java; Majapahit Empire
This ornament is thought to have been part of a headdress. It is made of gold in an openwork design, with three Dharma wheels representing the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
At the top of the ornament is a makara, followed by a vertical band with a diamond pattern and an irregular-shaped Dharma wheel on either side. The third Dharma wheel is positioned beneath the band. On either side of the makara is a garuda with bands in their mouths. The entire ornament is decorated with blossoming flowers and scroll leaf patterns, and there are small leaves suspended from hooks along the top and down the sides.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 143.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Java: Ornament with Three Dharma Wheels." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 143.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Java: Ornament with Three Dharma Wheels" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:143.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Java: Ornament with Three Dharma Wheels. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 143).
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