Shrine with Kwannon figure; a) Bodhisattva Kwannon figurine with attached metal ornaments and crown; right hand raised in vitarka mudra, left hand holds padma bud; height 41 cm.; b) gold wooden lotus pedestal on painted rectangular base, height 14 cm.; c) lintel with ornately painted 2-pillared gateway inset in shrine, dragon painted thereon, length 20.2 cm.; d,e) pillars with bird and decorative motifs, 52.8 cm. high; f) shrine, height 68 cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies