Lantern
| Object Number: | 29-96-379B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Buddhist Japanese |
| Provenience: | Japan Buddhist Temple |
| Period: | Edo Period |
| Date Made: | 1864 |
| Early Date: | 1864 |
| Late Date: | 1864 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Bronze Gilding |
| Technique: | Gilded |
| Iconography: | Turtles Dog Dragons |
| Inscription Language: | Japanese Language |
| Height: | 477.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | CG2000-1-106 (finial) - Found in Collection Number CG2000-1-108A (lantern door) - Found in Collection Number |
Description
One of two bronze lanterns. Elaborate, gilded, raised decorations of turtles, dogs, dragons and lettering, 6 curved supports for hanging bells (one broken), emblem on top (one broken).
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