Collection place: East Asia / Donor: Albert M. Bender / Materials: Glass (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Miniature temple, accession number 9-8178a,b, described as Reliquary (a) with roof (b); (a) gilded wood reliquary has hexagonal compartment with glass window for relic (missing); lotus pedestal and circular base; total height 14.5 cm. Container for relics.

Hearst Museum object titled Portable shrine, accession number 9-8173, described as Reliquary; lotus bud shape on pedestal with glass enclosed tear-shaped portion of three shelves containing four pebbles; black-lacquered wood; height 9.5 cm. Container for relics.

Hearst Museum object titled Portable shrine, accession number 9-8174, described as Reliquary with roof with turned finial top; lotus pedestal and rectangular base; central compartment is glass with small relics therein; black-lacquered wood; height 11.7 cm. Container for relics.

Hearst Museum object titled Portable shrine, accession number 9-8175, described as Reliquary with roof (finial missing) on rectangular lotus pedestal and carved base; glass compartment containing one shelf, one glass bead in lower section; gilded wood; height 16.5 cm. Container for relics.

Hearst Museum object titled Temple hanging, accession number 9-8192, described as temple or shrine hanging; two curvilinear folded sheets attached to each other at right angles with pendant chains of flat 3-lobed floral representation connected by wire decorated with cylindrical brass beads and round glass beads; probably hanging for Buddhist temple or shrine

Hearst Museum object titled Temple hangings, accession number 9-8191a,b, described as temple hangings; each 4 flat brass representations of double thunderbolts (visvavajras) and 1 prayer wheel; all connected by brass wire with blue glass bead ornamentation; 3 pendant rows of flat brass flowers at base; brass ring at top; Buddhist temple hangings (?)