Prayer Wheel
29-96-374A
From: Tibet | Japan | Buddhist Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-374A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet | Japan | Buddhist Temple |
| Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Edo Period-19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Metal | Paper |
| Iconography | Prayers |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | One of five wooden prayer wheels. Octagonal. Prayers on paper from Tibet, Darjeeling, and Japan are pasted on each side. Rod and turn wheel. |
| Length | 50.5 cm |
| Width | 28.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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