Black altar table, 15th-16th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Black lacquerexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.418
Not on Viewexpand_more
Low tables like this one would have been placed in front of the central image in a Buddhist temple. Implements such as an incense burner, bowls, candle stands, and offerings of flowers would be arrayed across its surface.
Details
- Title
- Black altar table
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.418
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 796
- Curator Approved
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