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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
- Media category
- Ceremonial object
- Materials used
- lacquer; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Peter Elliott 2012
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 68.2012
- Copyright
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About
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.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Correspondence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Sep 2022–2024
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Provenance
Peter Elliot, 2003-2012, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, on loan to the Art Gallery since 2003. Donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Feb 2012.