Object Number | 29-156-5 |
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 | Wood | Brass | Bronze | Glass | Stone (uncertain) | Lacquer |
Technique | Lacquered | Chased |
Iconography | Guardian King | Stupa |
Description | Small black lacquer portable shrine with chased bronze trimmings. The stupa reliquary inside this shrine contains small white pebbles which are believed to be the remains of holy men. One tiny metal guardian figure stands in front of the stupa; two more are mounted on each door. |
Height | 21.6 cm |
Width | 10.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
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