Reliquary with roof with turned finial top; lotus pedestal and rectangular base; central compartment is glass with small relics therein; black-lacquered wood; height 11.7 cm. Container for relics.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Glass (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Portable
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies