Miniature temple

Museum number:
9-8178a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3631 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
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.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Glass (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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