Memorial tablet

Museum number:
9-21020a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210921020a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4653
Description:
Memorial tablet. Wood, mounted on carved base, writing on front and back in black. a) tablet; b) base.
Donor:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
September 1, 1994
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 24.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Memorial tablet, accession number 9-21020a,b, described as Memorial tablet. Wood, mounted on carved base, writing on front and back in black. a) tablet; b) base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Memorial tablet, accession number 9-21020a,b, described as Memorial tablet. Wood, mounted on carved base, writing on front and back in black. a) tablet; b) base.

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