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Book Cover with the Seven Jewels
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Jacques Carcanagues, New York, by 1986, [mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1986, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2024, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Tibet, Tsang Province (Place of Origin)
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)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, given in honor of Kate Burgin, Executive Director and CEO, 2024.
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2024.30.2