6366193 A Christian Lacquer Shrine (Seigan), painting 18th century (oil on panel with mother-of-pearl, gold & silver) by Momoyama Period (1568-1600); height: 48.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of rectangular form, with architectural pediment, decorated in cut and inlaid mother-of-pearl, gold and silver hiramaki-e on a black ground, the sides with fuyo and scrolling vine, the centre of the pediment with a sun-burst halo, the monogram of the Society of Jesus IHS (Jesu Hominum Salvator) surmounted by a cross above the three nails of the crucifixion (partially disguised in black lacquer), the pediment edge bordered by tendril, the back panel painted with a scene of The Crucifixion with the Madonna and Saint John the Evangelist, signed Joseph Almorin, pinx and an inscription A devocion del Teniente Coronel Don Manuel Munoz Ano de 1778, the doors lacking); Photo by Christie\'s Images.