A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE STUPA
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE STUPA QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY The reliquary is well cast on a waisted square section decorated in relief with confronted lions flanking 'flaming pearls', below a platform of five graduated steps, each of the four sides with a balustraded steps, leading to a domed stupa accommodating an image of Buddha set within arched niche framed by flame scrolls, all supporting a set of thirteen graduated Buddhist umbrellas, surmounted by a waisted double-lotus finial, below a crescent moon and sun symbol, variously embellished with semi-precious stone beads 11¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE STUPA
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE STUPA QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY The reliquary is well cast on a waisted square section decorated in relief with confronted lions flanking 'flaming pearls', below a platform of five graduated steps, each of the four sides with a balustraded steps, leading to a domed stupa accommodating an image of Buddha set within arched niche framed by flame scrolls, all supporting a set of thirteen graduated Buddhist umbrellas, surmounted by a waisted double-lotus finial, below a crescent moon and sun symbol, variously embellished with semi-precious stone beads 11¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high
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