Statue Base

29-96-835C

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-96-835C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Gilded
Description

Base for Buddha statue (29-96-835A). Hexagonal wooden base with a flat back. Multi-tiered with the lowest level having a cloud design. The middle levels have floral panels. The top is a platform where the Buddha statue sits. Red mark on object possibly 17 or a Japanese character (ワ). There are three components which have broken off the base.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number CG2016-1-263 - Other Number

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