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Tibetan Arms and Armor
Armor and weapons are certainly not among the images usually called to mind when considering the art or culture of Tibet, which is closely identified with the pacifism and deep spirituality of the Dalai Lama and with the compassionate nature of Tibetan Buddhism. However, this seeming paradox resolves itself when seen in the context of Tibetan history, which includes regular and extended periods of intense military activity from the seventh to the mid-twentieth century. Many excellent examples of Tibetan arms and armor can be found in museum collections today largely due to the fact that various types of armor and weapons continued to be used in Tibet into the early twentieth century, long after they had gone out of use in the West. Other types were preserved for ceremonial occasions, the most important of which was the Great Prayer Festival, a month-long event held annually in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Historical armor and weapons were also preserved due to the long-standing tradition of placing votive arms in monasteries and temples, where they are kept in special chapels, known as gonkhang ( mgon khang ), and dedicated to the service of guardian deities.
Tibetan Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art tibetan arms and armor... helmet, 1350–1450 mongolian or chinese iron and gold h. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) purchase, arthur ochs sulzberger gift, 2005 (2005.270) ... sword, 14th–16th century tibetan or chinese iron, gold, and silver l.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tbar/hd_tbar.htm [2693 words]
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Arms and Armor in Renaissance Europe | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of A arms and armor in renaissance europe... armor, ca. 1400 and later italian steel, brass, textile h. 66 1/2 in. (168.9 cm) bashford dean memorial collection, gift of helen fahnestock hubbard, in memory of her father, harris c.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rarm/hd_rarm.htm [1638 words]
Famous Makers and European Centers of Arms and Armor Production | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | T famous makers and european centers of arms and armor production... armet with wrapper, ca. 1460–70 (armet), 1450 (wrapper) italian steel wt. armet: 8 lb. (3618 g), wrapper: 4 lb. (1801 g) ex. coll.: marchesa di salvo di ferrara, palermo rogers fund, 1920 (20.150.1) ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/make/hd_make.htm [1641 words]
Islamic Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art islamic arms and armor... helmet, late 15th century; ak-koyunlu/shivran iranian steel, engraved and damascened with silver h. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) rogers fund, 1950 (50.87) ... parade helmet in hispano-moresque style, late 15th–early 16th century spanish steel, gold, silver, cloisonne enamel h.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/isaa/hd_isaa.htm [1800 words]
Fire Gilding of Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art fire gilding of arms and armor... sallet in the shape of a lion's head, 1470–80 italian steel, copper-gilt, glass, polychromy h. 11 3/4 in. (30 cm), wt. 8 lb. 4 oz. (3.7 kg) harris brisbane dick fund, 1923 (23.141) ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fire/hd_fire.htm [1618 words]
The Decoration of Tibetan Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum the decoration of tibetan arms and armor... set of saddle plates, ca. 1400 tibetan or chinese iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise h. as mounted 9 7/8 in. (25 cm) purchase, gift of william h. riggs, by exchange, and kenneth and vivian lam gift, 1999 (1999.118) ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dtba/hd_dtba.htm [1598 words]
Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museu techniques of decoration on arms and armor... sword, 10th century european (possibly scandinavian) steel, copper, silver l. 37 3/4 in. (96 cm) rogers fund, 1955 (55.46.1) ... armor, ca. 1400 and later italian steel, brass, textile h.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dect/hd_dect.htm [3374 words]