Miniature Buddhist Shrine in the Form of a Lotus Petal with representation of a Sâkyamuni Buddha Triad (Shaka sanzon): the Historical Buddha Shaka Nyorai (Sâkyamuni) flanked by Bodhisattvas Monju Bosatsu (Mañjusrî, on a lion) and Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra, on an elephant) and with exterior design of the Sanskrit seed-syllable 'bhah' and lotus petals

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.122.A-B
Title: Miniature Buddhist Shrine in the Form of a Lotus Petal with representation of a Sâkyamuni Buddha Triad (Shaka sanzon): the Historical Buddha Shaka Nyorai (Sâkyamuni) flanked by Bodhisattvas Monju Bosatsu (Mañjusrî, on a lion) and Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra, on an elephant) and with exterior design of the Sanskrit seed-syllable 'bhah' and lotus petals
Other Titles: Transliterated Title: Shaka sanzon: Sâkyamuni (Shaka Nyorai), Mañjusrî (Monju Bosatsu), Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu)
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: Late Edo period, 18th-19th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/189761

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Carved sandalwood, the exterior decorated with gold hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), the interior with carved representations embellished with polychromy and gilding
Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm (3 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dorothy A. Heath and Milan A. Heath, Jr., Class of 1959, in honor of John M. Rosenfield
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.122.A-B
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Larry David Perkins, Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art through the Ages, exh. cat., Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (Gainesville, FL, 2000), p. 34, fig. 38

Exhibition History

Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainsville, 07/16/2000 - 01/14/2001

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