Penalty Blog: Crowns of Vajra Masters | Ritual Art of Nepal

The show of Crowns of Varja Masters | Ritual Art of Nepal, five crowns are displayed; it is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  The five different crowns are believed to bring the wearers wisdom and knowledge.  They come from the time period of the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries.  The crowns represent the five transcendent Buddhas of awakened wisdom.  The collectors have arranged the crowns in a circular formation.  Surrounding the crowns are paintings and other objects of ritual practices.  When you walk into the darkened exhibit you can feel a sense of sacredness in the space around you.

I chose this exhibit because it is out of the ordinary compared to your normal paintings, drawings, collages, and photographs.  They are actual objects that were worn by people from Nepal.  I was fascinated by the period of time that these crowns date to because they come from so long ago.  I also observed that the crowns were very well preserved considered their age.

While all art has a story, the story of these objects are very unique.  I was impressed with the level of detailed that was put into these crowns.  The size of each individual detail was so small and fine.  It was also very pretty and soothing to the eye to look at as the crowns didn't consist of just one color.  The crowns had blue and turquoise.