Shrine
| 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 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Brass Bronze Glass Stone (uncertain) Lacquer |
| Technique: | Lacquered Chased |
| Iconography: | Guardian King Stupa |
| Height: | 21.6 cm |
| Width: | 10.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Possehl, Gregory L., and Ch'eng-mei, Chang, and Peters, Heather A., and Lyons, Elizabeth. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 31 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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