Shrine
Native Name:
Butsudan
Object Number:
29-96-741
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Japanese
Buddhist
Provenience:
Japan
Date Made:
c. 1750
Early Date:
1725
Late Date:
1775
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Wood
Brass
Technique:
Carved
Lacquered
Iconography:
Amida Buddha
Description:
Black lacquered wood case in four parts. Mounted and bound gilt brass. Carved wood interior, lacquered gold. Contains standing figure (attached) of Amida Buddha. Compartments below for holding requirements for Buddhist devotions
Height:
163cm
Width:
71cm
Credit Line:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
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: 9,15
[Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1904. Monograph of the Buddhist Temple in the Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 1-47. : Page/Fig./Plate: 45
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