Figurine with base

Museum number:
9-8163a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3312 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Figurine of Bishamon Ten; polychrome wood, peeling; crystal (?) eyes; wood base represents reclining demon; 15-16 century (fide Prof. Cahill); height figure (a) 30 cm; height base (b) 12.5 cm. Bishamon Ten (Japanese for Vaisravana) is the Guardian of the North i.e. one of the four guardian of the corners of the world. Used in home or in shrine.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Crystal (material by form) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
figurine— height 30 centimeters and base— height 12.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1973-1974 #60: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley) (March 1, 1974–March 5, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine with base, accession number 9-8163a,b, described as Figurine of Bishamon Ten; polychrome wood, peeling; crystal (?) eyes; wood base represents reclining demon; 15-16 century (fide Prof. Cahill); height figure (a) 30 cm; height base (b) 12.5 cm. Bishamon Ten (Japanese for Vaisravana) is the Guardian of the North i.e. one of the four guardian of the corners of the world. Used in home or in shrine.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine with base, accession number 9-8163a,b, described as Figurine of Bishamon Ten; polychrome wood, peeling; crystal (?) eyes; wood base represents reclining demon; 15-16 century (fide Prof. Cahill); height figure (a) 30 cm; height base (b) 12.5 cm. Bishamon Ten (Japanese for Vaisravana) is the Guardian of the North i.e. one of the four guardian of the corners of the world. Used in home or in shrine.

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