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

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