Temple Block
Drum
29-96-371
From: Japan | Buddhist Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mokogyo |
| Object Number | 29-96-371 |
| 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 |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Fish |
| Description | Wooden drum (temple block) from Buddhist temple. Melon-shaped. Mokogyo. Fish scale decorations of red and black paint. Handle formed by two heads meeting. Condition good. Paint scraped in a few areas. |
| Length | 19 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | M - unknown - Seder Number |
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