Travelling Prayer Kit
Print
CG98-1-171E
From: Japan | Kyoto
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | CG98-1-171E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan | Kyoto |
| Date Made | 17th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Metallic Thread | Thread |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography | Kannon |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Physician Traveling prayer kit. Small paper three-way folder with woodblock print pasted to interior side. Metallic and orange colored thread covering. Central image of seated multi-armed Kannon with medicine bowl in lap. Title at bottom in Kanji characters: 京都 (Kyoto) 三十三間堂 (Sanjūsangen-dō ). Sanjūsangen-dō is officially known as Rengeo-in, Hall of the Lotus King. Side panels with lotuses. This print was found with a set of items with a label stating that the scrolls with glass rollers are part of a pocket case of a physician. This was found with them and is assumed to be part of the same set. CG98-1-171F was found in storage inside this folder. Identical to CG98-1-171A. Said to be carried by a soldier. |
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