Flower-Shaped Dish

花形皿

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-117764

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This is a small dish in a six-petal shape with a low base. It is made from gilded cast bronze while the bottom of the inner surface is coated with clear lacquer. According to a record from the late Edo period, the round marbles (N-116) were placed on this dish.

— 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-117764 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-117764
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: “Flower-Shaped Dish（花形皿）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117764. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/flower-shaped-dish/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
Material: Gilded silver
員数: 1枚
分類: 法隆寺宝物
品質形状: 銀製鋳造鍍金
法量: 高2.7 口径10.0

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