Shrine
Object Number:
29-156-9
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Buddhist
Japanese
Provenience:
Japan
Period:
Edo Period (uncertain)
Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made:
18th century - 19th century
Early Date:
1916
Late Date:
1916
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Lacquer
Wood
Brass
Gilding
Technique:
Lacquered
Chased
Gilded
Iconography:
Deity
Sword
Wild Boar
Description:
Black lacquer shrine with chased brass trimmings. Hook on ring on top. Gild inside. Contains deity with sword standing on a wild board. Inscriptions on inside of doors giving name of deity and of the temple.
Height:
17.1cm
Width:
6.03cm
Credit Line:
Gift of John Thompson Morris
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
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