Figure of god Bishamon

Made:: 1500-1900 in China

Hollow bronze figure of Bishamon, one of 7 gods of happiness

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Hollow bronze figure of Bishamon, one of 7 gods of happiness
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Hollow bronze figure of Bishamon, one of 7 gods of happiness, dressed as Chinese soldier in elaborate armour, holds reliquary, originally in a shrine, Chinese, 1500-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658068

Materials:: complete and bronze

Measurements:: overall: 305 mm x 177 mm x 80 mm,

type:: statue

credit:: Phillips, Son and Neale

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