Ritual axe (parasu)
1368–98
Object PlaceChinese, made for a Tibetan Buddhist temple
Medium/TechniqueIron overlaid with gold and silver; four-character mark overlaid in gold
DimensionsHeight x width: 41.3 × 14.6 × 3.5 cm (16 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Charles Bain Hoyt Fund and donated anonymously
Accession number1987.93
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
Provenance1987, sold by Donald J. Wineman, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 25, 1987)
late 14th century
1295–1186 B.C.
around 1680-1700
William M. S. Doyle
Unidentified artist, Italian, about 1840
early 15th century
18th century