ID: 700001984 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001984	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Reisaltaar (portable altar; Unknown Japanese; 1800/1900; Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands); AK-MAK-701; RM001.collect.1596)

Note: At the centre of this tiny shrine is a figure of the Buddhist divinity Bishamon, one of the gods of luck. He is accompanied by his assistants, Kichijôten and Zennishi, whose likenesses are painted on the inside of the doors. Besides being a god of luck, Bishamon is one of the guardians of the four winds, the protectors of the Buddhist faith. Each guardian protects one of the four winds. Bishamon is the guardian of the north. In Sanskrit, the language of Buddhism, his name is Vaishravana, and in Japan he is also known as Tamonten. The shrine was made in Japan during the nineteenth century.

Titles:

Reisaltaar (preferred,C,U,D,RP,Dutch-P,U,U)

Shrine with Bishamon (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

portable altar [300298764] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>, religious building fixtures, <altars and altar components>, altars (religious fixtures))

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Japanese art

Creation Date: 1800/1900

Creator Display:

Unknown Japanese [preferred,VP]

anoniem [,VP]

unknown Japanese (Japanese cultural designation) [500125252]

Locations:

Current: Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands) [500246547] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: AK-MAK-701; RM001.collect.1596

Other: Creation: Nihon [1000120] Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: wood and lacquer

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	lacquer (material) [300014916]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: 12.3 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm

Cultures:

Japanese (preferred)

Edo (Japanese)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Bishamon [901000424]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Kichijôten [901000425]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Zennishi [901000426]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Provenance: bruikleen 1972

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Reisaltaar	........ [VP,Rijksmuseum]
	........ Rijksmuseum XML files (2012)
Shrine with Bishamon	........ [VP]
	........ Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) www.rijksmuseum.nl/collectie/AK-MAK-701; accessed 14 September 2012

Subject: ....... [VP,Rijksmuseum]

....................... Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/AK-MAK-701?lang=en; accessed 14 September 2012

....................... Rijksmuseum XML files (2012)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/AK-MAK-701?lang=en;accessed 14 September 2012