Tile

29-96-451

From: China | Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Senbutsu
Object Number 29-96-451
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese (uncertain) | Chinese (uncertain) | Buddhist
Provenience China | Japan
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Buddha | Bodhisattva
Description

Mold made tile with relief of Buddha and two bodhisattvas in front of the sacred bodhi tree and under a canopy. Two apsaras flank the triad in the upper corners. Unglazed.

Height 22 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Depth 3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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