Shrine
| Object Number: | 29-156-8 |
|---|---|
| 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: | Lacquer Wood Brass Bronze |
| Technique: | Lacquered Chased |
| Iconography: | Buddha Fasting |
| Height: | 12.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 7.94 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
Description
Black lacquer portable shrine with chased bronze hinges and catch. Cylindrical shape with gold inside. The seated figure inside this shrine represents an emaciated Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, during his period of aceticism prior to his enlightenment.
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 |
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