明 永樂 紅漆戧金 《佛名經》 夾經板, Sutra Covers with the Eight Buddhist Treasures, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24), 1403–1424, China, Red lacquer with incised decoration inlaid with gold , L. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); H. of each cover 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Lacquer, This pair of sutra covers was made for an edition of the Tibetan Buddhist canon, comprising 108 volumes, produced in Beijing at the order of the emperor in 1410. A triple flaming jewel—symbolic of the Buddha, his teaching, and the monastic community—is the central motif
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明 永樂 紅漆戧金 《佛名經》 夾經板, Sutra Covers, Eight Buddhist Treasures, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, Yongle period, 1403–24, 1403–1424, China, Red lacquer, incised decoration inlaid, gold, L, 28 1/2, 72.4 cm, W, 10, 26.7, H, cover 1 1/4, 3.2, Lacquer, pair, sutra covers, edition, Tibetan Buddhist, canon, comprising 108, volumes, produced, Beijing, order, emperor, 1410, triple flaming, jewel—symbolic, Buddha, teaching, monastic community—, central motif
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