Portable altar

Museum number:
9-8415
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Accession number:
Acc.2420
Description:
Shrine; portable; wood; black lacquer case with gold interior and lotuses; standing gilted female Bosatsu with right hand in abhaya mudra, left holding vase; circular aureole; lotus and rock-like pedestal
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Portable and Portable altars
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 Portable altar, accession number 9-8415, described as Shrine; portable; wood; black lacquer case with gold interior and lotuses; standing gilted female Bosatsu with right hand in abhaya mudra, left holding vase; circular aureole; lotus and rock-like pedestalHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8415, described as Shrine; portable; wood; black lacquer case with gold interior and lotuses; standing gilted female Bosatsu with right hand in abhaya mudra, left holding vase; circular aureole; lotus and rock-like pedestal
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8415, described as Shrine; portable; wood; black lacquer case with gold interior and lotuses; standing gilted female Bosatsu with right hand in abhaya mudra, left holding vase; circular aureole; lotus and rock-like pedestal

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