Box for Monk's Robes with an Image of Mount Penglai

蓬莱山蒔絵袈裟箱

At a glance — Art Object · Heian period, 12th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Art Objects
Period: Heian period, 12th century
Date: 1101–1200
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-117717

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This work illustrates a rare lacquer technique dating back to the Heian period (794-1192).

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-117717 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-117717
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Box for Monk's Robes with an Image of Mount Penglai（蓬莱山蒔絵袈裟箱）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117717. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/box-for-monks-robes-with-an-image-of-mount-penglai/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Material: Lacquered wood with [maki-e]
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
員数: 1合
品質形状: 木製漆塗
分類: 法隆寺宝物
法量: 縦50.4 横41.8 高5.5

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