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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown
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Title : |
Untitled (Travelling Shrine)
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Date (Execution) : |
n.d.
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Geographical Origin : |
Japan
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Cultural Group : |
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Wood; Lacquer
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Object Type : |
personal shrines; carvings (visual works)
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Visual Description :
Small shrine with hinged doors which open to a standing figure in front of a flaming mandorla. The standing figure who might represent Jizo (Jisu) the patron of travellers, Jizo was popular in the Kamakura and Muroachi periods.
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Accession # : |
M964.1.388
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Width (cm) : |
5.50
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Height (cm) : |
13.00
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Bequest of John and Katharine Maltwood
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Artist Statement : |
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