Shrine
Object Number:
29-156-5
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Japanese
Provenience:
Japan
Period:
Edo Period (uncertain)
Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made:
18th century - 19th century
Early Date:
1700
Late Date:
1899
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Wood
Brass
Bronze
Glass
Stone (uncertain)
Lacquer
Technique:
Lacquered
Chased
Iconography:
Guardian King
Stupa
Description:
Black lacquer shrine. Chased bronze trimmings. A reliquary inside in form of a stupa with glass box containing what look like small white pebbles. Tiny bronze guardian king stands in front. On inside of each door is a tiny bronze figure.
Height:
21.6cm
Width:
10.8cm
Credit Line:
Gift of John Thompson Morris
Current & Past Exhibitions:
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: 31
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