Fire-Offering Ladle

Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 253

This ladle and its companion (1993.477.1.1a, b) were used to make offerings of fuel during a Homa ceremony. The superb gold and silver inlay is characteristic of early fifteenth-century Tibetan workmanship associated with Derge, Kham Province, eastern Tibet.

Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China

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Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Fire-Offering Ladle, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China

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