Qing Imperial Palace: Plate with Lotus Design
Wood
Qing Imperial Palace: Plate with Lotus Design
CHINA, Beijing; Ming dynasty
This plate is made of red lacquered wood with wavy edges resembling a lotus leaf. It has two completely different designs: the outer consists of an indistinct floral pattern, while the center of the plate is carved with a six-petal lotus with each petal containing a Sanskrit seed syllable forming the Six-Syllables Mantra. The Sanskrit seed syllable “hri” is located in the center of the lotus, which is flanked by lotus petals, lotuses, and lotus buds. The base of the plate is lacquered in black with a gilt inscription indicating that the plate was made during the rule of Emperor Xuande (reigned 1426–1435).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 256.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qing Imperial Palace: Plate with Lotus Design." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 256.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qing Imperial Palace: Plate with Lotus Design" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:256.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qing Imperial Palace: Plate with Lotus Design. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 256).
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