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ca. 1400 · Bronze · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1400

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1925