Chaoyang North Pagoda: Reliquary
Cornelian and gold
Chaoyang North Pagoda: Reliquary
CHINA, Liaoning, Chaoyang; Liao dynasty
This reliquary was recovered from the heavenly palace of Chaoyang North Pagoda in 1988. The container is made of cornelian and the cover is made of gold. It has a diameter of 4.2 cm at its widest point and measures 4.5 cm high. The cover has a small ring in the center to which a set of chains are connected in order to seal the container.
With a flat base, curved body, and prominent rim, this fine example of a cornelian reliquary is reddish brown with a swirling cloud-like pattern. Previously used to store milky-white relics, which were the size of a grain of rice, it was restored in 1992.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 34.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chaoyang North Pagoda: Reliquary." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 34.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chaoyang North Pagoda: Reliquary" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:34.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chaoyang North Pagoda: Reliquary. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 34).
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