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29-96-387

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-387
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Pigment | Gilding | Metal
Technique Relief | Painted | Gilded
Iconography Lion | Peony | Garden
Description

Wooden ranma from a Buddhist temple. Group of lions frolicking in peony gardens. High relief. Painted and gilded. Mounted in frame ornamented with metal.

Length 137 cm
Width 58.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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