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Inro: Five Medallions on Two Faces and the Top of the Ho-o, the Bird of Good Omen, with Clouds Surrounding Each Medallion

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Inro: Five Medallions on Two Faces and the Top of the Ho-o, the Bird of Good Omen, with Clouds Surrounding Each Medallion
Inro: Five Medallions on Two Faces and the Top of the Ho-o, the Bird of Good Omen, with Clouds Surrounding Each Medallion

Inro: Five Medallions on Two Faces and the Top of the Ho-o, the Bird of Good Omen, with Clouds Surrounding Each Medallion

Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century
Dimensions3 3/16 x 2 3/16 in. (8.1 x 5.5 cm)
Mediumlacquer
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1952.45C
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: temple; reverse: angel and biwa amid clouds. Interior carving: Buddhist deities Fugen and Monju. Lacquer; Two-part sandalwood shrine in a carved and pierced silver frame; exteriors in togidashi with shell inlays and kirikane.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Out of Sight, June 18-August 29, 2010 (no cat.).

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