Carving
29-96-397
From: Japan | Buddhist Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-397 |
| 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 | Lacquer |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Description | Wooden plaque in frame. From Buddhist temple. Cow in medium low relief, looking upon two ephemeral butterflies, symbolic of Tumungu, a spirit in heaven. Frame lacquered black and red. |
| Height | 54 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Depth | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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