| Object Number | 29-156-3 |
| 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 | Gold Leaf |
| Technique | Chased | Gilded |
| Iconography | God of Fury | Animal | Sea | Bow |
| Description | Black lacquer portable shrine with chased brass trimmings and gold leaf ornate gold interior. This shrine contains a wooden figure of Daiitoku Myo-o (Sanskrit: Yamantaka), one of the five Myo-o, Wisdom Kings. He is the destroyer of death and has power to fight pain and poison. This ferocious form is six-headed, six-armed, six-legged and stands on a water buffalo. He is holding a drawn bow, a weapon used against evil. In addition, he holds a baton, vajra, trident and wheel, symbols of Buddhist power and authority. |
| Height | 27.9 cm |
| Width | 18.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
| Other Number | LE492 - Other Number |
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