Chusonji Temple Golden Shrine: Garland
Gilt copper alloy
Chusonji Temple Golden Shrine: Garland
JAPAN, Iwate, Nishiiwai; Heian period
A ritual garland is hung in front of the Buddha in the main hall of a Japanese temple. This is one of six garlands in Chusonji Temple created during the 12th century. It hangs on a beam in the Golden Shrine; it is believed that this garland was used when Fujiwara no Kiyohira built a Sumeru altar there. It was listed as a National Treasure in 1958.
The garland is made of gilt copper alloy and is shaped like a fan with round corners. There is a ribbon tied in a knot in the center with a kalavinka on either side. The kalavinkas have a human head with a nimbus and the body of a bird. They are depicted standing on one leg on lotus pedestals.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 47.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chusonji Temple Golden Shrine: Garland." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 47.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chusonji Temple Golden Shrine: Garland" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:47.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chusonji Temple Golden Shrine: Garland. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 47).
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