Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ritual axe (parasu)
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AMICA ID:
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BMFA.1987.93
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Artist not recorded
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Title:
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Ritual axe (parasu)
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1368-98
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Creation Start Date:
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1368
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Creation End Date:
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1398
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Materials and Techniques:
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Iron overlaid with gold and silver; four-character mark overlaid in gold
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Style or Period:
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Hongwu period, Ming dynasty
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Creation Place:
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Chinese, made for a Tibetan Buddhist temple
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Dimensions:
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43 cm (16 15/16 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Owner Location:
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ID Number:
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1987.93
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Credit Line:
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Anonymous gift and Charles Bain Hoyt Fund
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BMFA.226-152.tif
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