Shrine
Object Number:
29-156-8
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Buddhist
Japanese
Provenience:
Japan
Period:
Edo Period (uncertain)
Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made:
18th century - 19th century
Early Date:
1916
Late Date:
1916
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Lacquer
Wood
Brass
Bronze
Technique:
Lacquered
Chased
Iconography:
Buddha Fasting
Description:
Black lacquer shrine with chased bronze hinges and catch. Cylindrical shape. Gold inside. Contains seated statuette of the ematiated ascetic Buddha.
Height:
12.7cm
Outside Diamater:
7.94cm
Credit Line:
Gift of John Thompson Morris
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
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