http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2845/zushi-miniature-shrine ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Zushi (miniature shrine) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2845/zushi-miniature-shrine 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2845/zushi-miniature-shrine http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2845/zushi-miniature-shrine Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Lacquer Artist Unknown (Japan) 1800 1800 Asia, Japan Wood with pigments and gold Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:12:55 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Zushi (miniature shrine)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Japan%29">Artist Unknown (Japan)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1800">19th century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G281%22">G281</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>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. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2845/zushi-miniature-shrine Artist Unknown (Japan)