Shrine
| Object Number: | 19875 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Japanese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Japan |
| Period: | Edo Period (uncertain) Meiji Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | 17th Century - 1897 |
| Early Date: | 1600 |
| Late Date: | 1897 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Lacquer Brass Gold |
| Technique: | Carved Chased Lacquered Gilded |
| Iconography: | 1,000 Armed Kannon |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Description
Tall oval shaped portable shrine. Gilded. Small black lacquer with chased brass trimmings. Gold inside. Standing figure of 1,000 armed Kannon in carved wood.
Bibliography:
| [Article] 1897. "Collections and Publications". Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. no. No. 1. pg. 16-42 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 24 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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