WANLI or TIANQI c.1600 – 1627 Ming Porcelain
A Late Ming Polychrome Enamel Decorated Tea Canister, Late Wanli or Tianqi Period c.1600-1627. Decorated with Repeated Wheel of Life Bhavacakra with a Lappet Border Above and Below. The Cover a Later Japanese Ivory Replacement. With a Later Japanese Fabric Bag and Inscribed Wooden Box.
SOLD
- Condition
- In perfect condition but with an area of misfiring.
- Size
- Hight (including cover) : 5.5cm.
- Provenance
- N/A
- Stock number
- 24199
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The bhavacakra is popularly referred to as the wheel of life. This term is also translated as wheel of cyclic existence or wheel of becoming. The bhavacakra is a symbolic representation of samsara (or cyclic existence) found on the outside walls of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries in the Indo-Tibetan region. In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, it is believed that the drawing was designed by the Buddha himself in order to help ordinary people understand the Buddhist teachings (Information from Wikipedia®).