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29-96-393

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-393
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Pigment | Gilding
Technique Painted | Gilded | Carved
Iconography Flower Basket | Birds
Description

Wooden ranma from a Buddhist temple. Carved in open design. Decoration representing tennins holding a flower basket and birds. Heart-shaped. Painted and gilded with frame.

Length 75 cm
Width 52 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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