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Description: | Shrine made of ivory of upright oval shape, decorated with gold and mother of pearl inlay. On the outside, at the front, is a phoenix and dragon above flowering chrysanthemums, and on the rear, a lohan with a fly whisk, attended by a servant. The insides of the doors are decorated with two lokopalas (protectors of the Buddhist faith), one with a brish and paper, and Bishamon Ten (Vaisravana) with a halberd and a stupa. The central image in ivory depicts Kannon carrying two long-stemmed lotus buds with a servant girl holding a half-open lotus bud. (Stupa = building with a domed roof, rather like a pagoda, devoted for religious use in the Buddhist religion.)
Technique: carving
Technique: inlay
Material: ivory
Material: lacquer
Material: mother of pearl
Material: wood
Buddhist shrine made in Japan, Asia, (1934.382). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.11526 | Go to resource |
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