Kongorinji Temple: Garland
Gilt bronze
Kongorinji Temple: Garland
JAPAN, Shiga, Aisho; Kamakura period
This ritual garland is shaped like a fan with rounded corners. There is a knotted ribbon hanging down in the center of the garland. On either side, there is a background of openwork in the form of scrolling leaves, on which there are blossoming lotuses and lotus buds in a symmetrical layout. The lower edge of the garland is decorated with bells and tassels attached to the ends of the ribbon.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 165.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kongorinji Temple: Garland." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 165.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Kongorinji Temple: Garland" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:165.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Kongorinji Temple: Garland. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 165).
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