Urn Item Number: N2.1047 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Urn (a) in shape of a temple with Buddhist figures in center of lotus, all in relief; tturquoise on dark brown ground. The lid (b) ridge has a grotesque fish at each end. On one panel is a written date in Japanese. Under the lid is an inscription dating the urn as Tao Kuang Period (1821-1850).
Cultural Context
funerary urn
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan between 1800 and 1850
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1850
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 82
- Accession Number
- 2171/0127 a-b