Object Number | 51-46-75 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Edo Period |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Conch Shell | Brass |
Description | Used by the mountain ascetics known as Yamabushi (one who sleeps in the mountain) of the Shugendo tradition. Large conch shell, ridged surface, brownish color over white; inside pink cream; brass mouthpiece with 5 lobes of brass attached to shell. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
Other Number | 08-345 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-75 - Old Loan Number | A-1008 - Seder Number |
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