Data Source

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Date

17th-18th century

Credit Line

The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Medium

Cymbals of five metals "li" with tiger-skin and silk hand strip; carrying case of red leather over wood with metal fittings

Dimensions

H x Diam (cymbals): 12.7 x 22.9 cm (5 x 9 in)

H x Diam (case): 17.8 x 27.9 cm (7 x 11 in)

Type

Musical Instrument

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

On View

Sackler Gallery 22: Encountering the Buddha

Accession Number

S2013.24a-d

Topic

Buddhism

cymbal

Tibet

South Asian and Himalayan Art

Alice S. Kandell Collection

brocade

Origin

Lhasa, Central Tibet

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