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29-96-386

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-386
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Paint | Lacquer
Technique Painted | Lacquered | Relief
Iconography Tennin | Musical Instrument
Description

Wooden ranma from a Buddhist temple. Tennin in clouds. Musical instrument (now missing) held in right hand. Medium high relief. Painted. Red, brown and gold lacquer.

Length 190 cm
Width 81.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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