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Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Ritual Flaying Knife

Ritual Flaying Knife

c. 1407–1410
Location: 237 Himalayan

Description

This ritual object was gifted to a Tibetan patriarch as part of a set of tantric Buddhist art made in the imperial workshop of the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1403-1425.
  • Huntington, John C., Dina Bangdel, and Robert A. F. Thurman. The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003. 366-369
  • Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 15, 2013).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (05/05/2013 - 09/15/2013); "Focus:Tantra in Buddhist Art"
    Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (April 1-July 10, 2005).
    Metropolitan Museum of Art (4/1/2005-7/10/2005): "Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Fifteenth-Century China"
    The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (October 5, 2003-January 11, 2004); Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (February 8-May 9, 2004).
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art (10/5/2003 - 1/11/2004) and Columbus Museum of Art (2/8/2004 - 5/9/2004): "The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditaional Art," exh. cat. no. 108, p. 366-367.
  • {{cite web|title=Ritual Flaying Knife|url=false|author=|year=c. 1407–1410|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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