CONTAINER
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- INCENSE CONTAINER
- Materials
- PLASTIC, INCENSE
- Catalogue Number
- P20070020004
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- INCENSE CONTAINER
- Date
- 1979
- Materials
- PLASTIC, INCENSE
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 4.0
- Diameter
- 8.4
- Description
- ROUND BLACK PLASTIC CONTAINER, GOLD JODO SHINSHU CREST ON LID. INSIDE OF LID READS, “50TH ANNIVERSARY, RAYMOND BUDDHIST CHURCH, 1929-1979.” INCENSE POWDER CONTAINED IN PLASTIC BAGGIE. WHITE SUBSTANCE (PAINT?) ON RIGHT SIDE OF LID.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- RELIGION
- History
- INCENSE CONTAINER WOULD HAVE BEEN A GIFT FOR A TABER BUDDHIST CHURCH DELEGATE ATTENDING THE RAYMOND BUDDHIST CHURCH’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY. INCENSE-BURNING WAS A COMMON RITUAL PRACTICED IN BUDDHIST CHURCHES, OFTEN USED TO SIGNIFY ONE’S RESPECT AND GRATITUDE TO AMIDA BUDDHA. JODO SHINSHU CREST IS ALSO KNOWN AS, “SAGARIFUJI,” WHICH IS A WISTERIA VINE. THE FLOWERS OF THE VINE HANG DOWN AND SIGNIFY HUMILITY. THE SAGARIFUJI WAS ORIGINALLY THE FAMILY CREST OF THE FUJIWARA CLAN, OF WHICH SHINRAN SHONIN, THE FOUNDER OF SHIN BUDDHISM, WAS A MEMBER. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM REVEREND IZUMI, A LOCAL BUDDHIST MINISTER, IN 2008. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE P20070020001 AND PERMANENT RECORD.
- Catalogue Number
- P20070020004
- Acquisition Date
- 2007-01
- Collection
- Museum
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