Wood and black lacquer lid for household shrine. There are bands of brass plates nailed around the rim of the lid. There is a repair on the underside of the lid. For the associated parts see shrine cabinet [1996.17.305 .1], shrine stand and drawers [1996.17.305 .3 - .6] and shrine contents [1996.17.305 .7

Collection type: Object
Description: Wood and black lacquer lid for household shrine. There are bands of brass plates nailed around the rim of the lid. There is a repair on the underside of the lid. For the associated parts see shrine cabinet [1996.17.305 .1], shrine stand and drawers [1996.17.305 .3 - .6] and shrine contents [1996.17.305 .7 - .21]. [RH [OPS move] 6/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Kyoto
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected: By 1996
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Carved, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Gilded
Dimensions: Depth: max 23 mm, Width: max 390 mm, Length: max 404 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.305.2
Research and responses: For more information on Buddhist altars and Shinto shrines, see the donor's typescript catalogue p. 56 and the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, 1983, p.225 (xerox in RDF).

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