COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
BMFA.1987.256
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Name-CRT:
Artist not recorded
Title:
Ritual chopper (vajra-katari)
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
Late 14th century
Creation Start Date:
1366
Creation End Date:
1399
Materials and Techniques:
Iron overlaid with gold and silver designs
Style or Period:
Ming dynasty
Creation Place:
China, for a Tibetan Buddhist temple
Dimensions:
23.2 x 25 cm (9 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number:
1987.256
Credit Line:
Charles Bain Hoyt Fund
Related Image Identifier Link:
BMFA.226-152.tif
