Collection
Japan
- Title
- Small Buddhist travelling shrine
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Period
- Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
- Media category
- Ceremonial object
- Materials used
- lacquer; wood
- Dimensions
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6.5 x 3.2 x 2.0cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Peter Elliott 2012
- Accession number
- 68.2012
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Shrines like this one were popular in Japan because they were portable. People would use them for private devotions while travelling.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, February 2012.
