Tablet

29-96-461

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ihai
Object Number 29-96-461
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Lacquer
Technique Lacquered | Carved
Inscription Language Japanese Language | Japanese Language
Description

Wooden tablet (ihai, 位牌) from Buddhist temple which is lacquered black and carved with blue painted line. Japanese lettering on the back and front in two parts.

Height 24.5 cm
Width 10.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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