Statue

29-96-316

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Te-aburi (手焙り)
Object Number 29-96-316
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Edo Period
Date Made Early 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Technique Fired | Glazed
Iconography Jurojin
Description

Tea-buri (手焙り) hand warmer. Figure of Jurojin, one of the seven luck gods, holding a walking staff and peach. Glazed Ohi pottery in green and yellow. The piece is hollow with an opening in the back for hot coals.

Height 33 cm
Width 23.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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