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Sutra Case

metalwork / Heian / Fukushima

Place excavated:Excavated at Harayamadera Sutra Mound, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka

Heian period, 12th century

Cast iron

1個

鋳鉄製で、身の中ほどに１条の突帯を巡らしています。蓋は甲盛りの被せ蓋で相輪形鈕がつきます。表面の剥落が著しいのですが、身・蓋とも表面に赤色顔料を全体に塗り、その上に金箔を貼っていた様子が窺われる希有な遺品です。

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筒 / Sutra / Heian / 福岡

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