temple furnishing, unknown maker from Japan

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temple furnishing
temple furnishing
temple furnishing
1810, Edo period (1600–1868)
temple furnishing , 1810, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: Japanese ink; silk; gold leaf; silver leaf; piecing
Credit line: Gift in memory of James H. Walker Jr., by his family
Accession number: 1993.0356
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Exhibition Label:
“The Sacred and the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious and Popular Contexts,” Oct-2005, Hillary Pedersen
The pattern of this Buddhist ritual cloth carries sprinkles of gold and silver clouds with floating lotus leaves on a red-orange ground. The designs were stencilled and painted onto the vibrantly colored silk. The reverse side of this cloth carries an inscription stating that this cloth was presented to a temple in preparation for the 550th anniversary of Kowa’s death, a holy man. Such cloths were placed on ritual altars.

Exhibitions

The Sacred and the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious and Popular Contexts
2005–2006