| Object Number | 29-156-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Buddhist | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Lacquer | Wood | Brass | Gilding |
| Technique | Lacquered | Chased | Gilded |
| Iconography | Crest | Stupa | Lotus Bud | Figures |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Small black lacquer portable shrine with chased brass trimmings. The gold lacquer designs on the exterior of this shrine are palonia leaves with three blossoms. A symbol of rectitude, it was an emblem used during the Tokugawa period (1600-1868 CE). Shaped as a stupa, this shrine is crowned by a lotus bud. It contains a brass Kannon, bodhisattva of compassion, accompanied by two guardian figures who wield vajras. |
| Height | 15.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
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