Carving

29-96-397

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-96-397
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 | Lacquer
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Wooden plaque in frame. From Buddhist temple. Cow in medium low relief, looking upon two ephemeral butterflies, symbolic of Tumungu, a spirit in heaven. Frame lacquered black and red.

Height 54 cm
Width 90 cm
Depth 4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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