Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0015-0001A,B | |
| Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Mortuary urn with lid | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Okinawa; Tsukishima, southwest side below cliffs | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1600s or earlier | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coral | |
| Description | Mortuary urn shaped in the style of a shine, intended for secondary burial, consisting of a rectangular box with open top, carved from a single piece of coral, and raised on four pedestal feet; Rectangular lid with peaked top is carved from second large piece of coral; When fitted with its lid, the mortuary urn appears to be a small house; Urn is lacking in any decorative embellishment, other than its overall shape; NB: The two urns in this collection were both uninhabited when collected in 1960; the site had been abandoned generations earlier, and the urns had been disrupted and washed out by numerous typhoons over the years; Additionally, such urns were used as secondary repositories after the deceased was laid in a tomb; After a time in the urns, the bones would be cremated and scattered in the ocean; The lid on this urn is considerably larger than the urn itself, suggesting the two were possibly not originally associated with each other. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 86.0, Width = 60.0, Length = 41.0 | |