Figure of Bishamon standing on demon

Made:: 1851-1900 in Japan

Carved wooden figure of Bishamon, standing on a demon

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Carved wooden figure of Bishamon, standing on a demon
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Carved wooden figure of Bishamon, standing on a demon, in lacquered wooden shrine with double doors, Japanese, 1851-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A74806

Materials:: wood, brass and complete

Measurements:: overall: 105 mm x 53 mm x 38 mm,

type:: shrine

credit:: Martin, V.

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