Altar Rail

Chancel Rail

Object Number:

29-96-745A

Current Location:

Japan Gallery

Culture:

Japanese
Buddhist

Provenience:

Japan

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Wood
Lacquer
Gilded

Technique:

Carved
Gilded
Lacquered

Description:

Wooden miniature carved, lacquered and gilded chancel rail from a Buddhist temple. Goes with 29-96-741.

Height:

11.5cm

Length:

22cm

Credit Line:

Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)