A gilt bronze square box with two doors that open to an image of a seated man surrounded by other people.
Shrine doors open, without Bodhisattvas Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Shrine doors open, without Bodhisattvas Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The gilt bronze box is square in shape and is shown to face forward. There are two doors on the left and right side of the box and are wide open. There is a small handle standing up on the top of the box. Each door has an image of a standing person in swirling robes. These two people are bent backwards and looking outward from the center and down. Inside of the box is a small, round object. Above the object is an image of a man sitting cross-legged on a pedestal in robes. He has his right hand raised. He is encircled by eight smaller people in robes. There are circles around every person’s head and round clouds framing them at the top and bottom.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.53.71.A
Title
Portable Buddhist Shrine with a Repoussé Panel Depicting the Buddha Amitabha (Amit'abul) Surrounded by Bodhisattvas, Apsarases, and Other Attendants, and with Repoussé Panels on the Interiors of the Doors Representing Guardian Figures
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204420

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2740, Buddhist Art, The Efflorescence of East Asian and Buddhist Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze with incised and repoussé decoration
Dimensions
H. 26.0 x W. 22.3 x D. 11.2 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 12/7/1934] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1934-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.53.71.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 68-69

Exhibition History

  • S425: East Asian Buddhist Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008
  • Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/02/2024 - 01/01/2050

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