Statue

29-96-309

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Emma-o
Object Number 29-96-309
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 | Paint | Metal
Technique Painted | Gilded | Carved
Iconography Seated Emma-O | Manju
Description

Wooden figure of seated Emma-O. Painted, gilded. Manju or Sravastikai on bench. Mace held in right hand missing.

Height 44.3 cm
Width 40 cm
Depth 29 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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