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Source Description
This ritual object was gifted to a Tibetan patriarch as part of a set of tantric Buddhist art made in the imperial workshop of the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1403-1425.
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149448
label
Ritual Flaying Knife
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149448
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object
title
Ritual Flaying Knife
description
This ritual object was gifted to a Tibetan patriarch as part of a set of tantric Buddhist art made in the imperial workshop of the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1403-1425.
date
c. 1407–1410
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60758231
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Metalwork
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.)
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Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427)
accession
1978.9.3
Source extras
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iron alloy with gold and silver inlay
tombstone
Ritual Flaying Knife, c. 1407–1410. Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427). Iron alloy with gold and silver inlay; overall: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.9.3
collection
Tibetan Art
formerAccessionNumbers
1978.11
citations
citation
Huntington, John C., Dina Bangdel, and Robert A. F. Thurman. The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003.
page_number
366-369
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:41:55.337000
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149448
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Tibetan Art
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iron alloy with gold and silver inlay
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