National Treasure

Sūtra box with design of lotus flowers
蓮唐草蒔絵経箱
Crafts · Heian, 12th centuryNara NM
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{i=>[hōkyōintō, chūdai hachiyōin], content=>[The reliquary shrine seen here has doors on both sides. The front opens to reveal an inset Treasure Casket Seal Stupa (, ) in gilt bronze, a stupa iconography ubiquitous at the time. The back contains a panel with an image of the Buddha Śākyamuni of the Golden Wheel as well as the Cloister of the Central Dais with Eight Petals (, ) from the Womb Realm Mandala. A bound copy of the Lotus Sutra is stored inside and inscribed with the year Karoku 2.]}
— Museum description: Nara National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.















