Pedestal
Object Number:
29-96-328B
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Japanese
Buddhist
Provenience:
Japan
Period:
Edo Period (uncertain)
Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made:
19Th Century
Early Date:
1800
Late Date:
1899
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Wood
Paint
Gilding
Technique:
Carved
Painted
Gilded
Iconography:
Lotus
Description:
Lower section of lotus shaped pedestal for image of Fugen (29-96-326). Carved gilded wood support with floral motif on center front. Ringed with carved flower petals.
Height:
16.5cm
Width:
44cm
Credit Line:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Collection of Japanese Buddhist Art (1899)
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 9,10
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