Portable altar

Museum number:
9-8295
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405
Object count:
1
Description:
shrine, miniature type; black lacquer exterior, gold within; 3 tiers of small Buddhist deities in carved wood, 7 images to a tier (21 total)
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute), 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 9-8295, described as shrine, miniature type; black lacquer exterior, gold within; 3 tiers of small Buddhist deities in carved wood, 7 images to a tier (21 total)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8295, described as shrine, miniature type; black lacquer exterior, gold within; 3 tiers of small Buddhist deities in carved wood, 7 images to a tier (21 total)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Portable altar, accession number 9-8295, described as shrine, miniature type; black lacquer exterior, gold within; 3 tiers of small Buddhist deities in carved wood, 7 images to a tier (21 total)

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