Medium:

Quartz

Dimensions:

H x Diam (a-seal): 5.9 × 1.6 cm (2 5/16 × 5/8 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Japan

Date:

Modern

Description:

Seal of cylindrical shape surmounted openwork finial in the form of ling-chih fungus. In fitted box, with ink pad in separate compartment. Stone is cloudy gray in color. Two characters read "Banzai."

Inscriptions:

Two characters read Banzai ("Ten thousand years" or "Eternal life").

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Topic:

fungus  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.312a-f

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3764504eb-e5f0-4669-a809-d95fcb042ac3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1906.312a-f