Votive Buddhist Plaque (kakebotoke)

ca. 1400

Not on view

Kakebotoke, literally, “hanging Buddhas,” are usually fashioned from a round bronze or copper plate with an image of a Buddhist or Shinto deity, either separately attached or created by repousse (hammered from the rear). They derive from ritual bronze mirrors, and the term also refers to the similarly adorned large mirrors hung in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Votive Buddhist Plaque (kakebotoke)
Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Date: ca. 1400
Culture: Japan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.215.98
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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