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29-96-383

From: Japan | Kyoto | Nanzenji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-383
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Kyoto | Nanzenji Temple
Date Made Edo Period-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Lacquer | Gilding
Technique Lacquered | Gilded | Carved
Iconography Tennin | Clouds | Drum
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Wooden ranma. Representing a tennin in clouds with a drum and baton in each hand. There is an inscription painted on the side naming the person who donated it to the temple. Lacquered and gilded.

Length 138.5 cm
Width 47 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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