Imperial Reliquary

18th century

Japanese

Bronze with gilt

Overall h.: 11 3/4 in.

.a H.: 10 in.

Girth: 24 3/4 in.

.a Diam.: 5 1/16 in.

.b H.: 1 3/4 in.

.b Diam.: 5 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

60.84

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Noble Splendor: Art of Japanese Aristocrats," Jul. 28, 2018 - Mar. 3, 2019.

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 63a and b

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