| Object Number | 29-156-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Buddhist | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Lacquer | Wood | Brass | Gilding |
| Technique | Lacquered | Chased | Gilded |
| Iconography | Deity | Sword | Wild Boar |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Black lacquer portable shrine with chased brass trimmings. The wooden figure standing on a boar inside this shrine is identified by the inscription on the inside of the door as Marishiten, the Goddess of Light. The inscription further associates the shrine with Tokudai-ji, a temple in Kyoto. There used to be a ring attached to the top of the shrine. |
| Height | 17.1 cm |
| Width | 6.03 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
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