Figurine

Museum number:
9-8327a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098327a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
Figurine with base, backdrop; a) figurine: standing hollow lacquered Buddha - Amita, gilted with elaborate drapery, in vitarka mudra; height 39.5 cm.; b) gilted octagonal tiered base with lotus pedestal, height 21.5 cm.; c) elaborate lattice-work flame-shaped gilted backdrop, height 54 cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
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 Figurine, accession number 9-8327a-c, described as Figurine with base, backdrop; a) figurine: standing hollow lacquered Buddha - Amita, gilted with elaborate drapery, in vitarka mudra; height 39.5 cm.; b) gilted octagonal tiered base with lotus pedestal, height 21.5 cm.; c) elaborate lattice-work flame-shaped gilted backdrop, height 54 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 9-8327a-c, described as Figurine with base, backdrop; a) figurine: standing hollow lacquered Buddha - Amita, gilted with elaborate drapery, in vitarka mudra; height 39.5 cm.; b) gilted octagonal tiered base with lotus pedestal, height 21.5 cm.; c) elaborate lattice-work flame-shaped gilted backdrop, height 54 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8327a-c, described as Figurine with base, backdrop; a) figurine: standing hollow lacquered Buddha - Amita, gilted with elaborate drapery, in vitarka mudra; height 39.5 cm.; b) gilted octagonal tiered base with lotus pedestal, height 21.5 cm.; c) elaborate lattice-work flame-shaped gilted backdrop, height 54 cm.

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