Famen Temple Pagoda: Lotuses
Silver
Famen Temple Pagoda: Lotuses
CHINA, Shaanxi, Baoji; Tang dynasty
These lotuses were discovered in the rear chamber of the underground palace in front of the eight-layer casket containing the Buddha’s finger bone relic. They were used as offerings during Buddhist ceremonies.
The lotuses, leaves, stems, and base are made using silver sheet and silver wire. There is a large blooming lotus, a lotus bud, and two leaves. The center of the blooming lotus has lotus pods and 16 petals naturally arranged in three tiers.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 91.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Famen Temple Pagoda: Lotuses." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 91.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Famen Temple Pagoda: Lotuses" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:91.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Famen Temple Pagoda: Lotuses. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 91).
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