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Tibetan ritual crown ringga five Buddhas in Yab-yum browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900: item # 703387 Please refer to our stock # 16475 when inquiring.
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Worn by Buddhist lamas during empowerments and other rituals, a ritual crown (or ringga) is composed of five separate pieces
held together with cloth or leather so it can be tied around the head. Ringgas are sometimes found on statues as well. The sections are painted with the five Dhayani Buddhas, each with his consort holding a distinctive object. Often painted on heavily layered paper which forms a kind of handmade cardboard, this ringga is instead painted on cloth-covered thin sheets of wood. Each section is 6.5 inches high and 3-3/4 inches wide (16 x 10 cm.). The overall width of the piece is 19.5 inches wide (50 cm.) Its condition reflects its age. It is quite dirty, and there are several repairs where the wood was stitched to the leather. The far left panel was cracked and shows a very old repair. |
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