Shrine
Object Number:
29-156-7
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
Technique:
Lacquered
Chased
Iconography:
1,000 Armed Kwannon
Description:
Black lacquer shrine with chased brass trimmings. Tall oval shape. Gold inside. Contains a standing 1,000 armed Kwannon.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Thompson Morris
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Loan Exhibition - Objects Used in Religious Ceremonies, and Charms and Implements For Divination (16 Apr 1892)
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