Transom

29-96-421

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-421
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Teak | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Iconography Fukurokuju | Jewel
Description

Teak wood, natural color, slight paint. Standing Fukurokuju holding sacred jewel. Most likely from a ranma, an architectural panel (transom) often found in Buddhist temples.

Height 28.5 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2 - Other Number

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