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Pagoda-shaped Reliquary Piece
- Museum No.
- EK189
Photo No：210423_EL_0051
Color type：Color
| Title | Pagoda-shaped Reliquary Piece |
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| Category | Metalwork (E), Buddhist Implements |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 13th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 3.3cm Diameter 20.1cm |
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This roof piece from a pavilion-shaped reliquary closely resembles in shape, design, and metal carving technique, the roof piece of openwork gold-plated bronze reliquaries in the temples, Saidai-ji and Daian-ji, in Nara. Cloud scrolls with dragons and arabesques with lotuses are delicately carved into the metal, which has a granulated "fish egg" (J., nanakoji) surface. The piece convincingly conveys the feeling of Kamakura-period (1185-1333) technique of carved metal, rich in realism and technical virtuosity.
Japan-Kamakura