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29-96-394

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ranma 欄間
Object Number 29-96-394
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Pigment | Lacquer
Technique Painted | Lacquered | Relief | Carved
Iconography Birds | Chrysanthemum
Description

Wooden ranma from a Buddhist temple. Carving in relief of birds and chrysanthemum flowers painted in gold and colors. Heart-shaped. Lacquered frame.

Length 60 cm
Width 43 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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