Charger

DATE:: c. 1885
MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE:: Bronze, silver, copper, gilt
CLASSIFICATION:: Containers
DIMENSIONS:: 24 × 24 × 2 1/4 in. (60.96 × 60.96 × 5.72 cm)
DEPARTMENT:: Arts of Asia
LOCATION:: Arts of Asia - Japan, Level 3
CREDIT LINE:: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The John R. Young Collection, gift of M. Frances and John R. Young
COPYRIGHT:: Image courtesy Dallas Museum of Art
OBJECT NUMBER:: 1993.86.7.FA

General Description

The scene on this charger is of a grand procession of warriors accompanying a wheeled cart. Judging from the decorated parasols and baggage carriers, the procession may be proceeding to a wedding.

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