Shrine base
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
resin & gilt & wood
Measurements
200 x 420 x 330 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107445.2
Summary
A base for a Japanese shrine with lacquer and gilt decoration. The rectangular support for the shrine rests on a gilt cloud decoration. '[A Japanese lacquered wood shrine with gilt brass mounts, the interior with a figure of Buddha] Another, larger, carved with many figures' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.