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Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols
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Offering Instruments with Arhats and the Eight Auspicious Symbols
CHINA; Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1736–1795; Gilt copper and cloisonné; H: 40 cm; Chengde Mountain Resort Museum, Hebei, China
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. |
