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Title
Gilded: sculpture
Description
One miniature gilded wooden shrine in the form of a roofed rectangular box mounted on a double pedestal. Box has two doors that open to reveal a brass Buddha figurine with an elaborate headdress mounted on a pedestal. Box shrine is painted dark blue and embellished with carved ornamentation and decorative metal hinges and clasps.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
89x58x240mm (l x w x h)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.1372
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Collection
Citation
“Gilded: sculpture,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed December 22, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/975.