Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Lacquer | Wood with pigments and gold

Size:

6 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (16.19 x 6.99 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

19th century

Physical Description:

Portable shrine black lacquer case with two doors; gold pomegranate and leaves on each door; brass mountings. Inside gold. Under canopy wooden figure of Kwannon with gold and black robes stands on lotus base with pierced metal mandola behind her. On right hand door, inside, figure of Du-do (Japanese version of Siva, the destroyer), black body, green skirt, red flames. Left-hand door, Ji-so, a Bodhisattva (Kshitigarbha in Sanskrit) protector of children, travelers and pregnant women.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of John R. Van Derlip in memory of Ethel Morrison Van Derlip

Accession Number:

35.7.234a,b

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

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6 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (16.19 x 6.99 cm)