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Painted ritual crown on gray background with a central seated Buddhist figure in red and gold, flanked by smaller arched panels.

Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas

A five-part ritual crown painted in opaque watercolor and gold on board, with a tall central panel and two flanking panels on each side. The central panel shows a seated, multi-armed Buddhist deity within a red arched halo, surrounded by smaller painted figures and floral scrolls on warm red and gold grounds.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 14th–early 15th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on board
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 3002 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1434).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jeffrey Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985

Español: Corona ritual con los cinco Budas trascendentes

Una corona ritual de cinco paneles pintada con acuarela opaca y oro sobre tabla, con un panel central alto y dos paneles laterales a cada lado. El panel central muestra una deidad budista sentada y multibrazos dentro de un halo arqueado rojo, rodeada de figuras pequeñas y volutas florales sobre fondos rojos y dorados.

Português: Coroa ritual com os cinco Budas transcendentes

Uma coroa ritual de cinco partes pintada em aquarela opaca e ouro sobre tábua, com um painel central alto e dois painéis laterais de cada lado. O painel central mostra uma divindade budista sentada, de múltiplos braços, dentro de um halo arqueado vermelho, cercada por figuras menores e volutas florais em fundos vermelhos e dourados.

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