Statue

29-96-301

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-96-301
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Glass
Technique Carved | Gilded | Lacquered
Iconography Amida | Buddha
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Wooden figure of seated Amida. Large. Two glass jewels or lacquered glass eyes. Carved, glided, lacquered. Head missing. There is an inscription visible on the inside body cavity.

Height 61 cm
Width 108 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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