Reliquary
| Native Name | Sharito |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 29-96-453A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Japanese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Japan |
| Period: | Edo Period |
| Date Made: | 18th Century |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1799 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Brass Glass Pigment |
| Height: | 25 cm |
| Width: | 11 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Description
Brass reliquary with glass sides. Lotus flower on roof. Sharito (relic tower). Red, white and green token inside which serve as symbolic relics of the blook, flesh and teeth of Buddha. Glass is cracked. One pendant missing. Shrine is 18th Century, but the relics may be much older.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1954 - 31 Dec 1954) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1904. Monograph of the Buddhist Temple in the Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. pg. 1-47 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 41 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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