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Objects from Sutra Mound at Matsuoka
- Museum No.
- JK212
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Title | Objects from Sutra Mound at Matsuoka |
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Designation | |
Artist | |
Category | Archaeology(J) |
Country | Japan |
Period | Heian |
Century | 12th |
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Materials | |
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Inscription by | |
Signature/Seals Etc | |
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Included Works
Sutra Container
JK212-1Sutra Container Dated the Year Kenkyu 7 (1196)
JK212-2Gold and Silver-Plated Sutra Container with Arabesque Design
JK212-3Sutra Container with Inscription
JK212-4Jar
JK212-5Fragments of a Sue Jar
JK212-6Bowl with Spout
JK212-7Fragments of a Knife
JK212-8Coins from the Matsuoka Tumulus
JK212-9
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The votive offerings excavated from the sutra mound at Matsuoka, representative of the area of north-eastern Japan, were incidentally discovered by villagers in 1954. The mound lying between low rolling hills was made with river stones and gives years in an inscription making it datable to around the 12th c.
Japan-Heian