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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