Artwork Details

Title
Incense Burner
Dimensions
5 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.
Medium
Damascened iron
Origin
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet (possibly Derge area)
Classification(s)
ritual objects
Date
15th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2005.16.67a-b
Bibliography
The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide
HAR Number
65490
Published references
  • Sotheby's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Sale 6632, November 30, 1994, no. 102.
  • The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide (Rubin Museum of Art, 2013), 41, 54, fig. 27.
  • J. Van Alphen, Collection Highlights: Rubin Museum of Art (Rubin Museum of Art, 2014), 248-249.

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Ritual

Concepts

Prescribed practices that carry symbolic meaning and value within a specific tradition and are intended to attain a desired outcome. Rituals are usually done as part of a ceremony or regular routine.

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Tibetan Regions

Region

Today, Tibetans primarily inhabit the Tibetan Plateau, situated between the Himalayan mountain range and the Indian subcontinent to the west, Chinese cultural regions to the east, and Mongolian cultural regions to the northeast. During the 7th to 9th century, Tibetan rulers expanded their empire across Central Asia, and established Buddhism as the state religion.

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