Ritual Mace

early 1400s Overall: 38.5 cm (15 3/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.9.2

Ceremonial weaponry was used in tantric rituals to combat obstacles to enlightenment, such as ignorance and uncontrolled passions. In 1407 a high-ranking Tibetan monastic patriarch visited the emperor of the Ming dynasty, known as Yongle. The Yongle emperor presented him with...

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