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Book Cover with the Seven Jewels
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Book Cover with the Seven Jewels


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Description Every successful and righteous ruler, it was said, has a set of seven "jewels." They are: the elephant (that is, an army's elephant brigade); above it, the wheel (here signifying the spread of Buddhism); the general; the minister; the queen; the horse (that is, the cavalry); and, above it, the gem (here referring to the Buddhist triple gem of the Buddha, the teaching, and the monkhood).
Provenance John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown].
Credit Promised gift of John and Berthe Ford

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1150-1250
Medium
wood with pigments and gilding
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
F.132
Measurements
H: 9 1/2 x W: 28 1/8 x D: 1 3/8 in. (24.1 x 71.4 x 3.5 cm)
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