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29-96-710B

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-710B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Buddhist Temple
Period Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Meiji-19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Benkei's Bell
Inscription Language Japanese Language | English Language
Description

Woodblock print in black ink on light paper. Center image is bell with dragon head on top. Kanji and Hirigana characters at top and to either side of bell and within single line border. Top says Miidera Temple Holy Bell, sides say projection of the head 34.84 cm, Height 166.65 cm, caliber 124.23 cm, and thickness 10.60 cm. 29-96-710a-b are identical. This is a holy bell from Miidera Temple which was made during the Nara period(710-794). Same bell as pictured in 29-96-684.

Height 27.5 cm
Width 21.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 36 - Other Number | 96 - Other Number

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