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Scale model of Japanese house

Object No. A82

Model, Japanese house, bronze, maker unknown, Japan, date unknown, collected by the Rev. Julian Tenison-Woods, 1886

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Summary

Physical Description

Metal cast of a pagoda or temple with a raised floor accessible by a short flight of steps. The building has open sides and concave roof supported by nine pillars and there is a low parapet wall around the sides.

DIMENSIONS

Height

64 mm

Width

74 mm

Depth

78 mm

HISTORY

Notes

This scale model of a traditional Japanese house was collection by Julian Tenison-Woods in 1886.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased from the estate of the Rev Julian Tenison-Woods, 1890

Acquisition Date

21 April 1890

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