Miniature Travelling Shrine with Jizo
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: wood;lacquer;gilt
DimensionsOverall: 21.4 x 10 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Paul Warner in memory of Robert Miller
Object number2004.012.002
DescriptionSmall black rectangular wooden shrine with rounded sides and hinged doors on one side that open to reveal a gilded wooden seated figure (Jiza- Bodhisattva) on a plinth. Inside of shrine is gilded and the inside of the doors have floral motifs. Figure has halo and hold a wire like spectre in the R proper hand. There 4 metal hinges and fittings and a hook-like fastener on the front doorStatus
Not on view
1903
Thomas Blundell