China Buddhist stone pagoda tower, 265cm, 106” high and 115cm, 46” wide, Late Qing dynasty (1644-1912)
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China, a monumental Buddhist stone pagoda tower, 265cm, 106” high and 115cm, 46” wide, late Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
The towering hexagonal stacked form crafted of three eave roof forms, seven panels of Buddhist symbols for a total of thirty seven individual limestone pieces with some old repairs and replacements including panels depicting Lohans, flora forms, and auspicious symbols and the total crowned with a hexagonal top piece featuring six Buddhas.
Provenance: New England collection acquired from the region of Chengdu
About Pagodas:
Chinese pagoda towers were structurally variously square, circular, octagonal, and hexagonal based forms. They usually display Buddhist symbology and were built for a variety of reasons including relic storage or commemoration purposes honoring Buddha or perhaps stately visitation. The highest Chinese pagoda from the pre-modern age is the Liao di pagoda of Kaiyuan Monastery, Dingxian, Hebei province, completed in the year 1055 AD under Emperor Renzong of Song and standing a total height of 84 meters, 275 feet. The pagoda was built of brick and stone and has the classic gradual tiered eaves marking each storey, and has a section of its walls partially open at one side, which allows one to view the interior of the pagoda, the inner column shaped as another pagoda inside, and the thickness of the pagoda’s walls.
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