Shrine
| Object Number: | 29-156-4 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Buddhist 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: | Lacquer Wood Brass Paint |
| Technique: | Lacquered Chased Painted |
| Iconography: | Monju Guardian King |
| Height: | 21.6 cm |
| Width: | 10.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
Description
Small, black lacquer portable shrine with chased bronze trimmings. An eight-armed Monju, a bodhisattva of wisdom, seated on a lion, occupies the center of the shrine. In his hands he holds his attributes, the sword and scroll, as well as a wheel (symbol of the Dharma), a hatchet and a pendant. Fugen, bodhisattva of goodness, seated on an elephant, is painted on the left door and a guardian figure on the right.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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