Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols
Gilt copper, and cloisonné
Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols
CHINA; Qing dynasty
These offering instruments consist of eight pieces, each of which has a base in the form of a mountain with two standing Arhats that face one another. All Sixteen Arhats are depicted in different postures such as talking, concentrating, or debating. Between each Arhat is a stem supporting a lotus, above which is one of the eight auspicious symbols: a lotus, a conch, an eternal knot, a vase, a parasol, a Dharma wheel, two golden fish, and a victory banner.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 212.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 212.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:212.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 212).
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