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Votive PanelMing dynasty (1368–1644), circa 1400-1425

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Embroidered textile panel in three registers on midnight-blue ground: a shrine at top, a crowned multi-armed deity on lotus throne at center, and gold Tibetan script among lotus blossoms below, all framed by gold scrollwork borders

Unknown, Votive Panel, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), circa 1400-1425, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Votive Panel
Place Made
China
Date Made
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), circa 1400-1425
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk- and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
15 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (39.6875 x 18.4 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.88.121
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Reynolds, Valrae. "Fabric Images and their Special Role in Tibet." Marg 48, no.1 (1996): 80-93.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.