Altar (Butsudan) Portable Shrine With Kannon, Bishamonten and Myo-in

Japan

Edo Period (1615-1868), About 1840

  • Titles Altar (Butsudan) Portable Shrine With Kannon, Bishamonten and Myo-in (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium wood, lacquer, metal, gilt
  • Dimensions 11 3/4 x 9 x 5 in. (29.8 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson, 2000.22
  • Work Type altar
  • Classification Furniture
  • On View

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