Portable altar

Museum number:
9-8417
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2420
Description:
Shrine; wood; red lacquer case, gold interior, lotus motif on door interior; Amida Triad on lotus pedestals on multi-tiered base; Amida in center, vitarka mudra; 11 headed Kwannon on right, kalasa in left hand; Fugen on elephant on left; all with aureoles
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Portable and Portable altars
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8417, described as Shrine; wood; red lacquer case, gold interior, lotus motif on door interior; Amida Triad on lotus pedestals on multi-tiered base; Amida in center, vitarka mudra; 11 headed Kwannon on right, kalasa in left hand; Fugen on elephant on left; all with aureolesHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8417, described as Shrine; wood; red lacquer case, gold interior, lotus motif on door interior; Amida Triad on lotus pedestals on multi-tiered base; Amida in center, vitarka mudra; 11 headed Kwannon on right, kalasa in left hand; Fugen on elephant on left; all with aureoles
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8417, described as Shrine; wood; red lacquer case, gold interior, lotus motif on door interior; Amida Triad on lotus pedestals on multi-tiered base; Amida in center, vitarka mudra; 11 headed Kwannon on right, kalasa in left hand; Fugen on elephant on left; all with aureoles

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