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Shaka Sanzonzō in portable shrine

 
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Title
Shaka Sanzonzō in portable shrine
Description
A portable shrine containing a wooden statue of Shaka Sanzonzō (Sākyamuni), the living Buddha, standing in a lotus blossom on a pedestal. The figure holds its right hand in the mudra (gesture) of reassurance and its left in the mudra of charity, a combination known as abhayavaradamudra. The exterior of the cylindrical wooden case is carved and painted with black lacquer. Two double-hinged doors open to reveal a gilded interior. Sākyamuni's two bohisattva attendants, Fugen (Samantabhadra) and Monju (Mañjuśrī) are painted on either of the two interior doors.
Format Extent
1 wooden statue and 1 wooden case; Statue: 11.6 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in)
Subject
Buddhism--Japan; Buddhist scuplture--Japan; Gautama Buddha; Mañjūśrī; Samantabhadra (Buddhist deity); Woodwork--Religious aspects
Collection
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, A11
Donor
Jim and Jeanne Pieper
Type
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Geographic Location
Japan
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