Statuette

29-96-739

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-96-739
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Gilded
Iconography Seated Benten
Description

Seated Benten on lotus riding an elephant. Has a full length halo called a funagoko (29-96-740F). Painted and gilded. Stained and broken.

See 29-96-740A-G for lotus seats parts and elephant base.

Height 30 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 15 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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