Temple Block
Drum
29-96-370
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mokogyo |
| Object Number | 29-96-370 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Fish |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Wooden drum (temple block). From Buddhist temple, melon-shaped mokogyo. Gold fish scale decorations on sides. Most of the drum painted red. Handle painted black, gold and red. Japanese inscription on one side of drum: 玉鱗工. Condition good except for some paint peeling on both sides of drum. |
| Outside Diameter | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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