Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Reliquary Vessel
Glass
Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Reliquary Vessel
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Tang dynasty
This reliquary vessel was recovered from the underground palace of Qingshan Temple Pagoda in 1985. It was found wrapped in brocade within a gold sarcophagus and contained the sacred relics of an unidentified Buddhist spiritual master.
The green glass vessel has a spherical body and a neck that is short and narrow. The vessel has a thin wall, measuring only 1 mm thick. There is no decoration on the surface, but there are signs of gilding. The vessel is supported by gilt copper alloy double lotus.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 272.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Reliquary Vessel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 272.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Reliquary Vessel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:272.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Reliquary Vessel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 272).
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