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Standing Sākyamuni portable shrine

 
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Title
Standing Sākyamuni portable shrine
Description
A portable shrine containing a wooden statue of Sākyamuni, the living Buddha, standing on a base. The figure is the guardian of children and holds its right hand in abhayamudrā (gesture of reassurance) and its left in varadamudrā (gesture of charity). The case is cylindrical and the interior of the case is gilded. The exterior of the case is painted with black lacquer and has two double-hinged doors.
Physical description
1 wood statue and 1 wooden case metal case; Statue: approximately 7 x 2.7 cm (2 7/8 x 1 1/16 in)
Subject
Buddhism--Japan; Buddhist sculpture--Japan; Gautama Buddha--Shrines; Japan--History--Restoration, 1853-1870; Woodwork--Religious aspects
Note
In the late 19th century and in the wake of the Meiji restoration, which restored Japan to imperialist rule in 1868, there emerged a broad effort to unify the Buddhist community. Increased academic study of Buddhism in Europe and the United States fueled increased authorship which regarded Sākyamuni as the living Buddha.
Collection Location
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, A16
Donor
Jim and Jeanne Pieper
Type
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Geographic Location
Japan
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